Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
3.7 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Dollar Creek Shared Use Path is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 479 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,473 – 6,857 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20211, -120.10064
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
3.7 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,472–6,856 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.20211, -120.10064
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading NW.
- 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 E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading E.
- 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 SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
85% dirt15% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F47°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°62°
Wed
85°56°
Thu
81°55°
Fri
81°56°
Sat
81°57°
Sun
82°54°
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