Dollar Reservoir–BP, 4 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. The route reaches Dollar Reservoir at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 2,590 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,450 – 7,556 ft · steepest grade: 17%16.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24953, -120.05239
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA
Directions
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Dollar Reservoir–BP, 4 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,590 ft · 6 hr 30 min
Elevation 6,451–7,556 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.24953, -120.05239
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Watson Creek East Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading S.
- 0.4 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 S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Dollar Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Run, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Watson Creek East Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hanes Flat, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 3.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt4% paved2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°62°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
90°60°
Fri
91°61°
Sat
90°61°
Sun
89°60°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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