Rock Lake via Ophir Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Davis Creek Regional Park near Washoe City, NV. The route reaches Rock Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,377 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,177 – 6,506 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30197, -119.83445
Nearest town Washoe City, NV
Directions
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Rock Lake via Ophir Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,377 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,178–6,505 ft
Out & Back · Davis Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.30197, -119.83445
Weather Aug 3: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 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
3% other97% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:02 AMSunset 8:11 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Ophir Creek Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 3,754 ft
- Ophir Creek Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 3,781 ft
- Rock Lake–County Road 315, 3 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 2,675 ft
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