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

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 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 surface

52% dirt12% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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