5 Hiking Trails near Merced, CA
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Don Pedro Swimming Lagoon (Fleming Meadows)
La Grange
27.7 miles NAn enclosed two acre sand bottom swimming lagoon with a lawn, snack shack and beach at Fleming Meadows on Don Pedro Reservoir, run by a public agency for a $20 vehicle day use fee.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Hensley Lake Recreation Area
Raymond
35.8 miles EThe designated swim beach on Hensley Lake, a Corps of Engineers reservoir near Raymond, sits in a sandy cove at the Buck Ridge Recreation Area. Day use is $10 per vehicle.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Hite Cove Trail
El Portal, California
40.6 miles NEOne of Yosemite's earliest wildflower blooms lights up the Hite Cove Trail in spring, with the added bonus of watching the South and Central Fork Merced rivers merge.
Hike, Swim
Crane Flat
Big Oak Flat, Yosemite National Park
48.4 miles NEFramed between two giant sequoia groves, Crane Flat meadow is a quiet Yosemite base camp for birding, stargazing, and seasonal hikes to Lukens and Harden Lake.
Backpack, Camp, Hike, Snowshoe 2.5 mi
Chilnualna Falls
Wowana, Yosemite National Park
49.0 miles EAn 8-mile round-trip hike in Yosemite to a lesser-known waterfall that passes through several forests and offers spring mist and creek crossings — horses and hikers share the trail.
Hike
