Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Sawmill Flat
5.5 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Sawmill Flat is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 607 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,644 – 7,169 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Knick Knack 39.25299, -120.11081
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Sawmill Flat
5.5 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 6,646–7,168 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Knick Knack · 39.25299, -120.11081
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 2 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 2 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
97% dirt3% paved
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
84°60°
Wed
83°55°
Thu
87°55°
Fri
87°56°
Sat
87°56°
Sun
88°54°
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