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This article is from the Outdoor Activities for Young Children FAQ, by Gloria Logan glogan@atk.com with numerous contributions by others.

15 BACKPACKING: TAHOE AREA: Sierras

After the most successful dayhiking near Tahoe with my two kids, 7 and
10, (we did several hikes of up to 9 miles, some with fairly good
climbing) I'm thinking of doing a backpack with them next week, and I'm
looking for suggestions of where to go in the Sierras.

Here's what I'd like, but I (obviously) don't expect to get them all.
We'd be going out for 3 or 4 days.

(1) About 2, at most 3, miles in.
(2) Trails out of the campsite (for day hikes)
(3) Water available (we will purify, of course)
(4) Lightly used, but definitely not heavily used (this is quite
important to me).
(5) Alpine views, at least some of the time.
(6) Easy drive (3-4 hours) from the East Bay, off 80 or 50, for example
(7) Relatively free of bears.

I was sent some trail information from Tahoe National Forest. One they
mentioned was the Bear Pen Trail accessed via the Powderhorn Trail.
This seemed pretty easy (2.5 miles of moderate hiking). You need to
drive past Tahoe City to get to it. My guess is that this is in the
Desolation Wilderness. Anyone have any experience with it?
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