Beaver Pond is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Donner Lake Village, CA. The route reaches Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 796 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,955 – 6,408 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32543, -120.28758
Nearest town Donner Lake Village, CA
Directions
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Beaver Pond
3.1 mi · ▲ 796 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 5,956–6,409 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 39.32543, -120.28758
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F51°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
85°61°
Wed
85°56°
Thu
88°56°
Fri
88°56°
Sat
89°57°
Sun
89°54°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Beaver Pond & Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 906 ft
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