Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Dollar Creek Shared Use Path

3.3 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Dollar Creek Shared Use Path is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 394 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,555 – 6,857 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20427, -120.10315
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Dollar Creek Shared Use Path

3.3 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 6,556–6,856 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.20427, -120.10315

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 60°F / low 42° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
  17. 500 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

84% dirt16% paved

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 60°F42°
Feels like38°Precip3%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 60°40°
Mon 64°40°
Tue 69°45°
Wed 70°51° 18%
Thu 72°53°
Fri 70°49°

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