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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Rock Garden–Sand Harbor, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Rock Garden–Sand Harbor, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. It climbs 296 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,267 – 6,572 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 38.90523, -120.04259
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA
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Rock Garden–Sand Harbor, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,266–6,571 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: connector · 38.90523, -120.04259

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Rock Garden, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Truckee Marsh, heading S.
  7. 450 ftReach Rock Garden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sand Harbor, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miBear right onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rock Garden, heading W.
  12. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rock-garden-sand-harbor-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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