County Road 284 & Dead Man's Creek Loop via County Road 224
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 2 hr 4 min
County Road 284 & Dead Man's Creek Loop via County Road 224 is a 4.5-mile loop in Washoe Lake State Park near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 1,118 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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County Road 284 & Dead Man's Creek Loop via County Road 224
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 5,076–5,965 ft
Loop · Washoe Lake State Park
Trailhead: Dead Man's Creek · 39.23839, -119.76666
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dead Man's Creek, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto County Road 282, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto County Road 284, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto County Road 224, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Dead Man's Creek, heading W.
- 0.3 miThe loop closes 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Dead Man's Creek Trailhead
- Dead Man's Creek & Goni - 224 Connector 3.7 mi · ▲ 875 ft
- County Road 284–County Road 285 Loop, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,110 ft
- Dead Man's Creek & Powerline Road via County Road 284 7.9 mi · ▲ 2,431 ft
- County Road 282 & Dead Man's Creek 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,877 ft
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