Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lily Pond & General Creek Trail
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,491 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Lily Pond & General Creek Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoma Meadows, CA. The route reaches Lily Pond at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 1,491 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lily Pond & General Creek Trail
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,491 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,548–7,326 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Rubicon Trail · 39.04599, -120.16828
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rubicon Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Richardson Lake Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto General Creek Trail, heading E.
- 3.6 miSharp left onto Lily Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto General Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 3.6 miBear right onto Richardson Lake Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rubicon Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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