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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Run, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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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- Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 1.9 mi · ▲ 146 ft
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- Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 2.8 mi · ▲ 309 ft
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