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Washoe Lake State Park

County Road 284

4.1 mi · ▲ 979 ft · 1 hr 51 min

County Road 284 is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Washoe Lake State Park near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 979 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,056 – 5,666 ft · steepest grade: 28%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 39.22121, -119.74306
Nearest town Carson Hot Springs, NV
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County Road 284

4.1 mi · ▲ 979 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 5,057–5,668 ft

Out & Back · Washoe Lake State Park

Trailhead: connector · 39.22121, -119.74306

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto County Road 284, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftBear right onto County Road 224, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/county-road-284-out-back-7-km-4513

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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