▁The ▁M ok el um ne ▁W ilder ness ▁has ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁recre ational ▁opportun ities ▁all ▁year . ▁ ▁With ▁land sc apes ▁r anging ▁from ▁deep ▁can y ons ▁to ▁al pine ▁height s ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁hundred ▁ice - sc oured ▁la kes ▁and ▁tar ns , ▁fish ing ▁and ▁h ik ing ▁are ▁popular ▁activities ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cross ▁country ▁ski ing . ▁Access ▁is ▁from ▁roads ▁surrounding ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁boundary ▁with ▁Car son ▁Pass ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁used ▁entry ▁point . ▁The ▁Pacific ▁C rest ▁Tra il , ▁the ▁T ah oe – Y os em ite ▁Tra il ▁and ▁the ▁Em igr ant ▁Sum mit ▁Tra il ▁all ▁cross ▁through ▁the ▁M ok el um ne ▁W ilder ness . ▁The ▁Em igr ant ▁Sum mit ▁Tra il ▁is ▁a ▁designated ▁National ▁Rec re ation ▁and ▁Historic ▁Tra il ▁that ▁follows ▁the ▁western ▁boundary ▁and ▁then ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁from ▁Em igr ant ▁Valley ▁to ▁Cap les ▁Lake . ▁ ▁W ilder ness ▁perm its ▁are ▁required ▁year - round ▁for ▁over night ▁vis its . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁E ld or ado ▁National ▁Forest ▁Inter pret ive ▁Association ▁website . ▁ ▁accessed ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁Ad kin son , ▁Ron ▁Wild ▁Northern ▁California . ▁The ▁Glo be ▁P equ ot ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁E ld or ado ▁National ▁Forest : ▁M