Donner Lake & Lakeview Canyon Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Southside Highlands, CA. The route reaches Donner Lake. It climbs 732 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,994 – 6,733 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lakeview Canyon Road 39.31665, -120.27549
Nearest town Southside Highlands, CA
Directions
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Donner Lake & Lakeview Canyon Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 5,993–6,733 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: Lakeview Canyon Road · 39.31665, -120.27549
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Lakeview Canyon Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Donner Lake.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Donner Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
84% dirt16% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
87°61°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
90°58°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°56°
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