Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Cinder Cone–Decommisioned State Park Road, 3 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,388 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Cinder Cone–Decommisioned State Park Road, 3 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe City, CA. The route reaches Cinder Cone at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 1,388 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cinder Cone–Decommisioned State Park Road, 3 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,388 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 6,295–7,643 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Decommisioned State Park Road · 39.17514, -120.13859
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Decommisioned State Park Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Cinder Cone, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Decommisioned State Park Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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