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
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Sand Harbor, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Sawmill Pond–Gunmount Trail, 4 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft
- Gunmount North Road–Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft
- Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path & Sand Harbor 7.2 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- 15th Street Bike 4.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- 15th Street Bike 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- 15th Street Bike 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Camp Richardson, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Camp Richardson, California