I was not overwhelmed by Pamelia lake.  The lake is pretty enough, but I don’t recommend camping there.  The best parts of this hike are past Pamelia lake, into Hunt’s cove.

We found a beautiful spot to camp at Hank’s lake, which had no other camping sites nearby.  Access to our campsite required navigating partially flooded / swampy sections of trail.  No hikers passed by the whole time we were camped there.  One other party camped across the lake.

We also checked out Hunt’s lake.   There was at least one other party planning to camp there.  The boot paths to other camping spots near the lake shore were overgrown, and we decided to return to to Hank’s lake after getting soaked stomping through a lot of wet brush.  (The only spot we found was very small, and closed in, with no view of the lake.)

The lakes above the Hunt’s Cove, along the Pacific Crest Trail, were half empty, and did not appear to have any inlet or outlet streams.  None of them looked like very appealing places to camp, but there was a large party (at least four tents) camped at Shale lake.  We did not cross any streams after reconnecting to the PCT, from Hank’s lake. Trail from Hank’s lake to PCT was on our map, but was unsigned.

Note:  You must have a permit (separate from the parking permit) to hike this trail!