Inyo National Forest · California

Barrett Lake to Lake Mary

1.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 350 ft of climbing · 8,956 ft–9,289 ft · native material surface · trail No. 2709C · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 36-48 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

8,956 ft 9,213 ft · 0.9 mi high 9,213 ft

Trailhead T.J. Lake Trailhead 9,105 ft Drive there

T.J. Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

See three lakes in one short walk. Abundant wildflowers can be found at the upper end of T.J. Lake. The trailhead is near the campground at Lake George. T.J. Lake is named for Tom Jones, one of the first supervisors of Inyo National Forest.

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.