Called one of the best short day hikes in California, the Five Lakes Trail takes you 2.5 miles and 1000 vertical feet into Granite Chief Wilderness. Nestled in the center of Alpine valley (formaley known as Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley), the trail to these 5 scenic lakes starts at the corner of Alpine Meadows Road and the 2nd (Upper) Deer Park Drive. Google search Five Lakes Trail for directions.