Burton Creek State Park

Rocky Ridge Road & Water Tank Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Rocky Ridge Road & Water Tank Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Burton Creek State Park near Dollar Point, CA. It climbs 634 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,319 – 6,664 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Rocky Ridge Road & Water Tank Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 6,319–6,663 ft

Out & Back · Burton Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.19684, -120.10731

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 70°F / low 46° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 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 miContinue straight onto Water Tank Road, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miReach Rocky Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lakers Lane, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 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

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F46°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 71°53°
Tue 67°49°
Wed 70°49°
Thu 67°48°
Fri 66°46°
Sat 67°46°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead