Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 3,827 ft · 5 hr 59 min

Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Carson City, NV. It climbs 3,827 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,925 – 7,891 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15779, -119.81161
Nearest town Carson City, NV

Directions

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Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 3,827 ft · 5 hr 59 min

Elevation 4,923–7,891 ft

Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Trailhead: 39.15779, -119.81161

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Water Tank Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Ash Canyon Road, heading NE.
  12. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 2.7 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail, heading E.
  15. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto Water Tank Road, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F62°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 93°69°
Wed 93°67°
Thu 96°62°
Fri 96°63°
Sat 96°65°
Sun 97°63°

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