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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Fallen Leaf Campground

2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min

Fallen Leaf Campground is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,316 – 6,388 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.92063, -120.04586
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA
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Fallen Leaf Campground

2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min

Elevation 6,317–6,388 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.92063, -120.04586

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fallen-leaf-campground-out-back-3-km-e274

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 87°62°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 84°60°
Fri 83°61°
Sat 84°61°
Sun 84°60°

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