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Fallen Leaf Lake with Desolation Wilderness beyond.
Mount Tallac from the beach at Fallen Leaf Lake.
Fallen Leaf Lake Campground.
Typical meadow view.
One of several yurts in the campground.
Campground roads are old and narrow.
Sites are well spaced and large.
Campsite with a meadow view.
The campground is set in meadows and ponderosa pine forest.
Ponderosa pines provide plentiful shade.
Path to Fallen Leaf Lake, a few hundred yards away.
Local resident ground squirrel.
There are many long pull-through sites.