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Lake Baron is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Washoe Meadows State Park near Meyers, CA. The route reaches Lake Baron at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,286 – 6,408 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.88086, -120.03171
Nearest town Meyers, CA

Directions

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Lake Baron

4.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 6,288–6,409 ft

Out & Back · Washoe Meadows State Park

Trailhead: 38.88086, -120.03171

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 86°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miReach Lake Baron, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 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

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 86°F43°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV9Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
90°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 87°58°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 89°63°
Fri 89°64°
Sat 89°65°
Sun 90°63°

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