Donner Memorial State Park

South View Road & Woodcamp Road via Yogi's

15.6 mi · ▲ 3,160 ft · 6 hr 47 min

South View Road & Woodcamp Road via Yogi's is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 3,160 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,270 – 7,422 ft · steepest grade: 20%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28834, -120.21352
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA

Directions

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South View Road & Woodcamp Road via Yogi's

15.6 mi · ▲ 3,160 ft · 6 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,269–7,421 ft

Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park

Trailhead: 39.28834, -120.21352

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Woodcamp Road, heading S.
  3. 1.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Yogi's, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Cold Stream Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto South View Road, heading SW.
  16. 1.3 miReach Woodcamp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cold Stream Road, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yogi's, heading SE.
  28. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 0.6 miBear right onto Woodcamp Road, heading E.
  32. 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°61°
Wed 89°56°
Thu 89°56°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 89°58°
Sun 90°55°

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