Hoover Wilderness

Fire restrictions

Who manages Hoover Wilderness

Getting to Hoover Wilderness

• Virginia Lakes, CA is the nearest town, 0.1 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)

Trailheads at Hoover Wilderness

• Lundy Canyon Trailhead (0.04 mi outside the boundary, 8,188 ft), at 38.0210, -119.2656
• Warren Fork Trailhead (0.05 mi outside the boundary, 9,016 ft), at 37.9524, -119.2260
• Gardisky Lake Trailhead (0.06 mi outside the boundary, 9,736 ft), at 37.9505, -119.2611
• Bennettville Trailhead (0.09 mi outside the boundary, 9,544 ft), at 37.9385, -119.2509
• Saddlebag Trailhead (0.16 mi outside the boundary, 10,139 ft), at 37.9658, -119.2705
• Virginia Lakes Trailhead (0.23 mi outside the boundary, 9,793 ft), at 38.0481, -119.2627
• Lakes Canyon Trailhead (0.24 mi outside the boundary, 7,824 ft), at 38.0311, -119.2197
• Emma Lake Trailhead (0.26 mi outside the boundary, 8,616 ft), at 38.2892, -119.4704

Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-29. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Hoover Wilderness

• Excelsior Mountain summit about 12,400 ft
• Dunderberg Peak summit about 12,357 ft
• Mount Warren summit about 12,311 ft
• Burt Canyon canyon
• Glines Canyon canyon
• Hoover Lakes lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Fishing and water

• Virginia Lake Lower fishing (right at the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Saddlebag Creek (Lee Vining Creek) fishing (right at the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Ellery Lake fishing (right at the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Lundy Lake fishing (0.2 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Virginia Lake Upper fishing (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Upper Twin Lake water level (0.8 miles outside the boundary): its dam and reservoir record on reservoirfinder.com.
• Lower Twin Lake water level (0.8 miles outside the boundary): its dam and reservoir record on reservoirfinder.com.

Public lands next to Hoover Wilderness

• National forest Most of Hoover Wilderness lies inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
• Wilderness areaHoover Wilderness borders Ansel Adams Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaHoover Wilderness borders Emigrant Wilderness.
• National forestHoover Wilderness borders Inyo National Forest.
• National forestHoover Wilderness borders Stanislaus National Forest.
• National Park Service unitHoover Wilderness borders Yosemite National Park.
• Wilderness areaHoover Wilderness borders Yosemite Wilderness.
• State parkMono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, a state park, is 0.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in California

• Ibex Wilderness (Inyo County)
• Imperial Refuge Wilderness (La Paz County)
• Indian Pass Wilderness (Imperial County)
• Inyo Mountains Wilderness (Inyo County)
• Ishi Wilderness (Tehama County)

California wilderness areas