Emigrant Wilderness
About
The diversity of Emigrant Wilderness offers a range of activities during all seasons. Activities include fishing, hiking, backpacking, horseback riding and cross-country skiing. Primary recreations center around horseback riding, hiking, and backpacking. The 113,000 acre Emigrant Wilderness is located on the upper western slope of the central Sierra Nevada mountain range, within the Stanislaus National Forest. It is bordered by Yosemite National Park on the south, the Toiyabe National Forest on the east, and State Highway 108 on the north. It is an elongated area that trends northeast about 25 miles in length and up to 15 miles in width. This area is entirely within Tuolumne County and is approximately 140 air miles east of San Francisco and 50 air miles south of Lake Tahoe.
