Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Fallen Leaf Campground

2.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 51 min

Fallen Leaf Campground is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,254 – 6,375 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93167, -120.03595
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA

Directions

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Fallen Leaf Campground

2.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 51 min

Elevation 6,253–6,375 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.93167, -120.03595

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Sand Harbor, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

59% dirt41% 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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