Watson Lake & Watson Lake Trail via 116 Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. The route reaches Watson Lake. It climbs 358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,678 – 7,865 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 116 Road 39.23675, -120.15206
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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Watson Lake & Watson Lake Trail via 116 Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 7,678–7,865 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 116 Road · 39.23675, -120.15206
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on 116 Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Watson Lake.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Watson Lake Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Watson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto 116 Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 80°F54°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
80°59°
Wed
79°52°
Thu
77°51°
Fri
77°52°
Sat
77°52°
Sun
77°50°
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- Northstar Service Road 700 4.7 mi · ▲ 895 ft
- Northstar Service Road 700 5.2 mi · ▲ 926 ft
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