Burton Creek State Park

Decommisioned State Park Road & Water Tank Road

6.9 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Decommisioned State Park Road & Water Tank Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Burton Creek State Park near Dollar Point, CA. It climbs 387 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,578 – 6,818 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19684, -120.10731
Nearest town Dollar Point, CA

Directions

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Decommisioned State Park Road & Water Tank Road

6.9 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,580–6,817 ft

Out & Back · Burton Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.19684, -120.10731

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miSharp right onto Decommisioned State Park Road, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Water Tank Road, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftReach Decommisioned State Park Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Decommisioned State Park Road, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftSharp left onto Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  23. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 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

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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