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Scripps State Wildlife Management Area

Washoe Lake

1.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 30 min

Washoe Lake is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Scripps State Wildlife Management Area near New Washoe City, NV. The route reaches Washoe Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,033 – 5,036 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27576, -119.78951
Nearest town New Washoe City, NV
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Washoe Lake

1.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 30 min

Elevation 5,032–5,036 ft

Out & Back · Scripps State Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 39.27576, -119.78951

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miReach Washoe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/washoe-lake-out-back-2-km

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near New Washoe City, Nevada