McCreery Lake–Washburn Trail, 3 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,333 ft · 5 hr 16 min
McCreery Lake–Washburn Trail, 3 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Joseph D. Grant County Park near Evergreen, CA. The route reaches McCreery Lake. It climbs 2,333 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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McCreery Lake–Washburn Trail, 3 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,333 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,502–2,955 ft
Out & Back · Joseph D. Grant County Park
Trailhead: 37.33682, -121.71467
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hotel Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass McCreery Lake.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Canada de Pala Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Washburn Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach McCreery Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Canada de Pala Trail, heading NE.
- 2.7 miSharp right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Hotel Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Hotel Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 95 ft
- Grant Lake & McCreery Lake via Hotel Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 212 ft
- Bass Lake–McCreery Lake, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 335 ft
- Hotel Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Barn Trail–Lower Hotel Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- McCreery Lake & Yerba Buena Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,091 ft
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