Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Dollar Creek Shared Use Path

3.7 mi · ▲ 453 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 453 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,490 – 6,857 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20511, -120.10010
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Dollar Creek Shared Use Path

3.7 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 6,489–6,856 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.20511, -120.10010

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
  19. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% dirt15% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F48°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 85°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

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