Prosser Creek Reservoir–Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, 3 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. The route reaches Prosser Creek Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 1,033 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,745 – 6,578 ft11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35100, -120.22931
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
Directions
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Prosser Creek Reservoir–Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, 3 sights
11 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 5,746–6,579 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.35100, -120.22931
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Prosser Lakeview Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Prosser Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt1% paved8% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F60°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Wed
85°56°
Thu
89°55°
Fri
90°56°
Sat
89°57°
Sun
88°56°
Mon
87°54°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- East Perimeter Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 253 ft
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- East Perimeter Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- East Perimeter Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 254 ft
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