Fall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains

Fall paddling in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

California's Sierra Nevada Mountains can get some beautiful fall colors - here is a blog post with many pictures from a fall trip to the Sierra's.

Seeing the fall colors from the water in a canoe, kayak or SUP can be a very magical experience!     

UPDATE 10/18/2024 - I just returned from a fall Sierra trip.   Video and pictures from the trip is on my Sierra Nevada Fall 2024 page

Some lakes that we paddled on and which had beautiful color last year (October 16 - 25 2023)  include Convict Lake, Gull Lake and Silver Lake.  Twin Lakes also had wonderful fall colors and Mono Lake is always a special paddle.   Scroll down the page to see pictures and video from our fall paddles in the Sierra!

Convict Lake 

Convict Lake was a spectacular paddle with amazing fall colors!   The walk around the lake is also really beautiful!  My Convict Lake page has paddling and launch information.

Gull Lake

Gull Lake was aglow with quaking aspen and a beautiful paddle!  My Gull Lake page has paddling and launch information.

Silver Lake

Silver Lake was majestic with the tall peaks behind the fall foliage !  My Silver Lake page has paddling and launch information.

Mono Lake

Lee Vining Canyon by Mono Lake has some amazing fall colors and a great fall color hike (on a cool fall day).   Paddling on Mono Lake can be amazing - be sure to read my Mono Lake paddling guide for paddling information and important safety information!  Very dangerous wind conditions occur on Mono Lake almost every day, so it is very important to read my safety information!

Mono Lake paddling guide - click here to view

Here is a video from our fall trip to the Sierra Nevada Mountains.   The video includes shots from all the paddles I mention here.

Be sure to set the video quality to HD with the little gear setting at the bottom right of the screen to improve the picture quality. 

I have another video edit from our fall trip:

Subjects discussed on page: 

Fall Colors in the Sierra Nevada Mountains

California Fall Colors

Kayaking in the fall  -  Stand up paddle boarding in the fall

Kayak, canoe and SUP Stand up paddle board - in the Sierra Nevada Mountains

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