John Muir Wilderness

Fire restrictions

Who manages John Muir Wilderness

Getting to John Muir Wilderness

• Aspen Springs, CA is the nearest town, 0.3 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)

Trailheads at John Muir Wilderness

• Tuttle Creek Trailhead (inside the boundary), at 36.5537, -118.1842
• Bear Ridge Cutoff (0.01 mi outside the boundary), at 37.3625, -118.9855
• Horton Lakes Trailhead (0.01 mi outside the boundary), at 37.3121, -118.6249
• Rush Creek Trailhead (0.01 mi outside the boundary), at 37.4696, -119.0771
• Shepherd Pass Th (0.01 mi outside the boundary), at 36.7269, -118.2789
• Taboose Pass Trailhead (0.01 mi outside the boundary), at 37.0095, -118.3273
• Red Lake Trailhead (0.02 mi outside the boundary), at 37.0357, -118.3589
• Lamarck Lakes Trailhead (0.03 mi outside the boundary), at 37.2273, -118.6275

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

Named summits, canyons, and springs in John Muir Wilderness

• Aperture Peak summit
• Basin Mountain summit
• Bear Creek Spire summit
• Charlie Canyon canyon
• French Canyon canyon
• Cold Springs spring
• Grover Anton Spring spring
• Muir Lake lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29.

Fishing and water

• Big Pine Creek fishing (right at the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Bishop Creek, South Fork fishing (right at the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Ward Lake fishing (right at the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• North Lake fishing (right at the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Lake Sabrina fishing (0.1 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.

Public lands next to John Muir Wilderness

• National forest Most of John Muir Wilderness lies inside Sierra National Forest.
• BLM unitJohn Muir Wilderness borders Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, a BLM unit.
• Wilderness areaJohn Muir Wilderness borders Ansel Adams Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaJohn Muir Wilderness borders Dinkey Lakes Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaJohn Muir Wilderness borders Golden Trout Wilderness.
• National forestJohn Muir Wilderness borders Inyo National Forest.
• Wilderness areaJohn Muir Wilderness borders Monarch Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaJohn Muir Wilderness borders Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness.

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

Other wilderness areas in California

• Joshua Tree Wilderness (Riverside County)
• Kaiser Wilderness (Fresno County)
• Kelso Dunes Wilderness (San Bernardino County)
• Kiavah Wilderness (Kern County)
• King Range Wilderness (Humboldt County)

California wilderness areas