Dollar Reservoir–BP Loop, 5 sights is an 8.3-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. The route reaches Dollar Reservoir. It climbs 1,434 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,398 – 7,359 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dirk's 39.22862, -120.08716
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Dollar Reservoir–BP Loop, 5 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,434 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 6,398–7,358 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Dirk's · 39.22862, -120.08716
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftPass Dollar Reservoir.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Watson Creek East Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Pickupsticks, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hello Kitty, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Hanes Flat, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Hello Kitty, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
93% dirt4% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°63°
Wed
85°56°
Thu
82°55°
Fri
83°56°
Sat
82°57°
Sun
81°56°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dirk's Trailhead
- Shivagiri Extension 2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Shivagiri Road via Shivagiri Extension 2.8 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Watson Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Sawmill Flat 3.4 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Sawmill Flat A Spur–Shale Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- Hanes Flat–Hello Kitty Loop, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 733 ft
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