Dead Man's Creek & Powerline Road via County Road 284
7.9 mi · ▲ 2,431 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Dead Man's Creek & Powerline Road via County Road 284 is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Washoe Lake State Park near Carson Hot Springs, NV. It climbs 2,431 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dead Man's Creek & Powerline Road via County Road 284
7.9 mi · ▲ 2,431 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 4,827–5,965 ft
Out & Back · 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.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto County Road 284, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Powerline Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Dead Man's Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto County Road 284, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Dead Man's Creek, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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 & Dead Man's Creek Loop via County Road 224 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft
- County Road 284–County Road 285 Loop, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,110 ft
- County Road 282 & Dead Man's Creek 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,877 ft
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