Burton Creek State Park

Rocky Ridge Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Rocky Ridge Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Burton Creek State Park near Dollar Point, CA. It climbs 607 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,319 – 6,664 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19684, -120.10731
Nearest town Dollar Point, CA

Directions

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Rocky Ridge Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 6,319–6,663 ft

Out & Back · Burton Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.19684, -120.10731

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lakers Lane, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto Rocky Ridge Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miReach Rocky Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lakers Lane, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 400 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

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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