Lily Lake & Lily Lake Trail via Tamarack Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fallen Leaf, CA. The route passes Lily Lake before reaching Lily Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 763 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,555 – 7,264 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Angora Lake Trail 38.87162, -120.06327
Nearest town Fallen Leaf, CA
Directions
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Lily Lake & Lily Lake Trail via Tamarack Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 763 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 6,554–7,264 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Angora Lake Trail · 38.87162, -120.06327
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Angora Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lily Lake Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miPass Lily Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lily Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Lily Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tamarack Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lily Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Angora Lake Trail, heading E.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F46°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
83°58°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
85°59°
Fri
85°60°
Sat
85°60°
Sun
86°59°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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