There are many beautiful lakes up in the mountains to the east of Pollock Pines. While staying in Pollock Pines we took 2 drives up to different lakes in the nearby mountains.

Wright’s Lake is within the El Dorado Natl Forest. While Pollock Pines is at about 3,900 feet and was 96 degrees when we left for our drive, Wrights Lake is at 6,969 feet and was 79 degrees. What a difference!

The drive up to the lake was beautiful, lots of pines and other types of trees, some wildflowers were in bloom and the views at various points were great! When we got to the lake we discovered that there were several primitive campgrounds around the lake and we saw lots of people enjoying the cooler weather at the lake.

Here are some pictures we took during our drive up to the lake:

Our second drive was to IceHouse Reservoir and nearby Union Valley Reservoir. They are both beautiful as well, and at about the same elevation as Wright’s Lake. The drive up was very pretty, and the reservoirs are very popular with locals in the summertime. Here are some pictures we took at IceHouse Reservoir: