Dollar Reservoir via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. The route reaches Dollar Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 1,234 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,513 – 7,084 ft10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23235, -120.08576
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Dollar Reservoir via Tahoe Rim Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,511–7,084 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.23235, -120.08576
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.6 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.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Dollar Reservoir.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Dollar Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
88% dirt11% paved1% 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 706 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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