Stanislaus National Forest · California
Inspiration Point
0.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 18E69 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.4762, -119.9933 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Lakeshore Trail/ Inspiration Point Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Trailhead for the Lakeshore Trail and Inspiration Point Trail . The trail starts out on level ground as the Lakeshore Trail; in about .4 mile the Inspiration Point Trail branches off to the left and climbs steeply to the top of the ridge. The Lakeshore Trail continues to the Slick Rock Jeep Trail (Forest Service Road 7N17).
Elevation: 7371 feet.
Lat/Long: 38.480324, -119.989400
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Stanislaus National Forest
About this trail's facts
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
