Washoe Lake & Dead Man's Creek is a 2-mile out-and-back in Washoe Lake State Park near Carson Hot Springs, NV. The route reaches Washoe Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,040 – 5,112 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: County Road 224 39.24450, -119.75785
Nearest town Carson Hot Springs, NV
Directions
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Washoe Lake & Dead Man's Creek
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Elevation 5,041–5,113 ft
Out & Back · Washoe Lake State Park
Trailhead: County Road 224 · 39.24450, -119.75785
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Dead Man's Creek, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto County Road 222, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Eastlake Boulevard, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Washoe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto County Road 222, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Eastlake Boulevard, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 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
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 92°F53°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
95°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
93°67°
Wed
93°64°
Thu
97°63°
Fri
97°64°
Sat
97°65°
Sun
97°64°
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- Powerline Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,644 ft
- Powerline Road 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,321 ft
- Unknown Loop via Powerline Road 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,768 ft
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