Washoe Lake State Park

Washoe Lake & Dead Man's Creek via Powerline Road

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,865 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Washoe Lake & Dead Man's Creek via Powerline Road is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Washoe Lake State Park near Empire, NV. The route reaches Washoe Lake at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 2,865 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,692 – 5,666 ft · steepest grade: 38%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19795, -119.70966
Nearest town Empire, NV

Directions

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Washoe Lake & Dead Man's Creek via Powerline Road

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,865 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 4,692–5,668 ft

Out & Back · Washoe Lake State Park

Trailhead: 39.19795, -119.70966

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 500 ftTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right onto County Road 284, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto County Road 224, heading NE.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Dead Man's Creek, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto County Road 222, heading W.
  24. 50 ftReach Washoe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Eastlake Boulevard, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right onto County Road 224, heading E.
  30. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  32. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  37. 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading E.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  42. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  44. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 0.5 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

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F64°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 97°65°
Thu 98°65°
Fri 100°67°
Sat 99°68°
Sun 99°67°
Mon 98°65°

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