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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Fallen Leaf Campground

2.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 57 min

Fallen Leaf Campground is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 6,375 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93291, -120.03835
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA
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Fallen Leaf Campground

2.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 57 min

Elevation 6,245–6,375 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.93291, -120.03835

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Sand Harbor, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-4-km-6bfa

Trail surface

52% dirt12% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F43°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°58°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 84°60°
Fri 84°62°
Sat 84°62°
Sun 85°61°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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