Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Meeks Creek North & Meeks Creek South

6.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Meeks Creek North & Meeks Creek South is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meeks Bay, CA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,244 – 6,316 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meeks Bay Trailhead 39.03739, -120.12646
Nearest town Meeks Bay, CA

Directions

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Meeks Creek North & Meeks Creek South

6.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 6,244–6,316 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Meeks Bay Trailhead · 39.03739, -120.12646

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Meeks Creek North, heading W.
  2. 3.2 miBear right onto Meeks Creek South, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miReach Meeks Creek North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Meeks Creek North, heading SW.
  6. 3.1 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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