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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading E.
  10. 400 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 500 ftTurn right onto Prosser Lakeview Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miReach Prosser Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 450 ftTurn left onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur East, heading W.
  20. 400 ftBear left onto Tahoe Donner Trail, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  22. 2.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 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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