Coyote Lake
Lakeshore, California
Coyote Lake Trail
Coyote Lake Trail, MVUM number 26E213, is a high mountain trail that runs from Red Lake to Coyote Lake. This challenging, rock crawling 4x4 trail includes difficult rock obstacles, tight squeezes and a unique rocky, tree root stair step section. Aside from the rock crawling, this area offers swimming, fishing, and some amazing camping at either one of the lakes on each end of this trail.
Coyote Lake trail is under 2 miles long, but typically takes 1-2 hours to complete, plus an another hour each way for Red Lake Trail, which is the only entry / exit to Coyote Lake Trail.
This trail is subject to a seasonal closure. The gate, at Red Lake is typically open 6/15 through 11/01 of each year.
Coyote Lake Trail is part of the Red Mountain OHV trail system in the Sierra National Forest . Other nearby 4x4 trails in the Red Mountain OHV and surrounding Shaver Lake / Huntington Lake include Red Lake Trail, Mirror Lake Trail, Dusy Eshim, Swamp Lake Trail, Brewer Lake Trail and Bald Mountain.
Coyote Lake ( the Lake )
146.820- 141.3 / KE6JZ Shaver Lake (best coverage)
146.790- 100 / K6JSI Meadow Lake (Win System)
Both repeaters have very weak signal through most of Coyote Lake Trail. The best signal is on the east end of this trail, near Coyote Lake. We were able to work the KE6JZ Shaver Lake repeater from the campsites at the lake, but the Meadow Lake repeater could only be received.
Coyote Lake Trail APRS Coverage via an FTM-400DR and and SG7500A dualband mobile antenna .
The trail runs along the north side of mountain peak shown in the center here. That peak seems to block signal unless you are on either end of the trail.
Additional Information
MVUM / Motor Vehicle Use Map for the Red Mountain OHV and surrounding areas.
Check for snow in the area with this web cam at the Shaver Lake gas station
Coyote Lake Trail is maintained by the Lock and Low Four Wheel Drive Club of Visalia
