Lake of the Woods (California)

{{Short description| Lake in the state of California, United States}}

{{About|the lake|the community in Kern County|Lake of the Woods, California}}

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| name = Lake of the Woods

| image = LOTW.jpg

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| location = Desolation Wilderness, El Dorado County, California, US

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| lake_type = Glacial lake

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| outflow = Terminal (evaporation)

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| basin_countries = United States

| length = {{convert|.9|km|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|.6|km|abbr=on}}

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| elevation = {{convert|2453|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| pushpin_map = California#USA

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Lake of the Woods in California, USA.

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The Lake of the Woods is a backcountry glacial lake in the Desolation Wilderness of the Eldorado National Forest, southwest of Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California. It lies just southeast of Lake Aloha.

The lake is accessible by hiking west out of the Glen Alpine Springs Trailhead, Echo Lake (California) Trailhead or north out of the Twin Bridges Trailhead. The lake is known to contain Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout.