Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Franktown Creek Road–Tanks Road, 3 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,136 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Franktown Creek Road–Tanks Road, 3 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Lakeview, NV. It climbs 2,136 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,584 – 7,238 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Timberline Drive 39.18796, -119.81681
Nearest town Lakeview, NV

Directions

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Franktown Creek Road–Tanks Road, 3 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,136 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Elevation 5,585–7,239 ft

Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Trailhead: Timberline Drive · 39.18796, -119.81681

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start on Timberline Drive, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Franktown Creek Road, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right onto National Forest Development 041 Trail, heading W.
  5. 3.7 miTurn right onto Franktown Creek Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miReach Timberline Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto National Forest Development 041 Trail, heading SW.
  8. 3.7 miTurn left onto Franktown Creek Road, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right onto Timberline Drive, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F61°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 92°68°
Wed 92°66°
Thu 95°61°
Fri 95°62°
Sat 95°64°
Sun 96°62°

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