Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Dollar Creek Shared Use Path

2.4 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 57 min

Dollar Creek Shared Use Path is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 287 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,582 – 6,762 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20440, -120.10579
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Dollar Creek Shared Use Path

2.4 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 57 min

Elevation 6,583–6,761 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.20440, -120.10579

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

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

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Trail surface

78% dirt22% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F46°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°60°
Wed 81°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

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