Last updated: September 9, 2025
Place
Lukens Lake Trailhead from White Wolf
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Trailhead
Walk through a mixed conifer forest to Lukens Lake, a small mountain lake surrounded by a meadow full of shooting stars and dozens of other species of wildflowers in the summer. The trail crosses the Middle Fork of the Tuolumne River and is wet and muddy until early August.
Distance: 4.6 miles (7.5 km) round-trip
Elevation gain: 400 ft (120 m)
Time estimate: 2-3 hours
Tips & Seasonal Information
Stay on trail, even when muddy! Go through mud puddles rather than around them to preserve plant life in this sensitive ecosystem.
Pets and bicycles are not allowed on hiking trails.
This trailhead is only reachable by vehicle when Tioga Road is open, typically late May or early June to sometime in October or November.
Tioga Road closes after the first significant snowfall. Overnight parking on this road, including this trailhead, ends October 15. For current road and weather information, please call 209/372-0200 (press 1, then 1).