Have you googled "most beautiful lakes in California"?
The results suck. Google needs lots of references to rank something high. But the most beautiful lakes in the mountains don't have many visitors.
As the second part of my hiking reminiscence while staying at home, I challenged myself to rank 50ish most beautiful lakes in California. Here is my humble opinion.
Hope this helps you find your next adventure when COVID19 situation is over.
Until then, please stay at home.
Here is the full list of lakes in the video with the links to the original videos.
You can find the trail maps, difficulties and scenery factors in the descriptions of the linked videos.
1. Big Pine Lakes https://youtu.be/r53E12tFvmk
2. Hungry Packer Lake https://youtu.be/n7bScSTQUK4
3. Thousand Island Lake https://youtu.be/cCWl08caSCk
4. Little Five Lakes https://youtu.be/H9J7IWzdeyg
5. Rae Lakes https://youtu.be/T8u1f_5luTA
6. Nydiver Lakes https://youtu.be/V0bwHgCo-wo
7. Ediza Lakes https://youtu.be/Ae6Ye973BXk
8. Long Lake https://youtu.be/gB08892kIVQ
9. Mack Lake https://youtu.be/0ewJzkKz3tY
10. Box Lake https://youtu.be/0ewJzkKz3tY
11. Iceberg Lake https://youtu.be/V0bwHgCo-wo
12. Columbine Lake https://youtu.be/H9J7IWzdeyg
13. Cecil Lake https://youtu.be/V0bwHgCo-wo
14. Minaret Lake https://youtu.be/V0bwHgCo-wo
15. Spring Lakes https://youtu.be/H9J7IWzdeyg
16. Bullfrog Lake https://youtu.be/T8u1f_5luTA
17. Upper Cathedral Lake https://youtu.be/0-yy3pirq3Q
18. Lower Cathedral Lake https://youtu.be/0-yy3pirq3Q
19. Conness Lakes https://youtu.be/PU--YM-743g
20. Kearsarge Lakes https://youtu.be/T8u1f_5luTA
21. Tenaya lakes https://youtu.be/ksP572_9mo4
22. Constance Lake https://youtu.be/j0o1_sct9kg
23. Lake Wit-So-Nah-Pah https://youtu.be/j0o1_sct9kg
24. Burro Lake https://youtu.be/SiNebNDfkX4
25. Lake Tahoe https://youtu.be/7JbRmWWIWhc
26. Duck Lake https://youtu.be/UHlbJQp-2z8
27. Pike Lake https://youtu.be/UHlbJQp-2z8
28. Lake Dorothy https://youtu.be/j0o1_sct9kg
29. Mildred Lake https://youtu.be/j0o1_sct9kg
30. Garnet Lake https://youtu.be/V0bwHgCo-wo
31. Echo Lake https://youtu.be/n7bScSTQUK4
32. Little McGee Lake https://youtu.be/j0o1_sct9kg
33. Big McGee Lake https://youtu.be/j0o1_sct9kg
34. Big Pothole Lake https://youtu.be/T8u1f_5luTA
35. Thunder and lightning lake https://youtu.be/r53E12tFvmk
36. Shamrock Lake https://youtu.be/PU--YM-743g
37. Greenstone Lake https://youtu.be/wsxTHIFyNQQ
38. Convict lake https://youtu.be/j0o1_sct9kg
39. Big Five Lakes https://youtu.be/H9J7IWzdeyg
40. Long Lake (Bishop Pass) https://youtu.be/1Zk63gIP-l0
41. Lake Sabrina Lake https://youtu.be/n7bScSTQUK4
42. Mono Lake https://youtu.be/SiNebNDfkX4
43. Fallen Leaf https://youtu.be/3WDf5oTPc4U
44. Tioga Lake https://youtu.be/D5Ud3NddWl8
45. Mirror Lake https://youtu.be/5XguUaSO8lY
Outside Califorrnia
1. Berg Lake https://youtu.be/nlYFeOdJ8Kk
2. Moraine Lake https://youtu.be/J2X_7Wi7qo4
3. Lac Blanc https://youtu.be/m1ofjUzyZrA
4. Glacier Lagoon https://youtu.be/R-aX6peZPsM
5. The Giant Boulders https://youtu.be/VDdjaLrZf-8
6. Crater Lake https://youtu.be/ipE_kuTvaHc
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