![]() See the Spring-Summer Guide, Fall-Winter Guide and Forest Orders for information ( guía en Español). Fall-Winter Season (October 2 - March 31): Camping is prohibited between Fossil Creek Bridge and Fossil Creek Dam.Ĭampfires and Glass Containers: Campfires and glass containers are prohibited between Ike's Saddle and the head of Fossil Creek.Spring-Summer Season (April 1 - October 1): Camping is prohibited anywhere in the permit area.Fall-Winter Season (October 2 - March 31): No fees or permits required.Visitors must bring printed permits and passes to the site. Reservations for a specific parking lot must be made in advance through. Spring-Summer Season (April 1 - October 1): Parking permit required for parking in the Fossil Creek area.Fall-Winter Season (October 2 - March 31): No fees, permits, or reservations are required.Spring-Summer Season (April 1 - October 1): $6 per vehicle per day.2 - March 31) - Irving parking lot (Flume Trailhead): Gates are open 24 hours unless there is a closure due to hazardous conditions. daily however, you may still exit the parking lot after 4 p.m. 1) - Irving parking lot (Flume Trailhead): Parking lot is open from 8 a.m. Jump back on the road and ride for as long as you want. Right after the bridge, you'll see Emigrant Trail on the right. Cars go by pretty fast, but you're only going to be on the road for 0.1 miles to cross Prosser Creek. At about mile 2.4, you'll hit a sharp fork, you'll want to follow the uphill one (the downhill will take you down to Prosser Creek, which is sometimes crossable, but frequently not). From the parking lot, get on what Trailforks calls Emigrant Alternate and head north. To get to this trail, I'd recommend parking at the parking area for Donner Camp Historic Trail on the east side of Highway 89, here. Since this is an out and back trail, you can just ride for as long as you want and turn around at any time. The trail surface is fairly smooth, with some small rocky or rooty sections, but no drops or jumps. It's one of the flatter trails in the Truckee area, but there are plenty of small climbs and descents to get a workout. The Emigrant Trail goes 9 ish miles from Highway 89 to Stampede Reservoir. Click here to read my description of Railroad Grade, including how to get there and other, more challenging trails you can connect to Railroad Grade Trail is a short, fun trail that can be used as a connector to other trails, or ridden as an out and back for a short and sweet ride. Railroad Grade Trail, South Lake Tahoe, California I haven't ridden any of those yet, so I can't vouch for their difficulty though. The actual trail is is about 2.25 miles one direction, but it does connect with other trails and fire roads in the Martis Creek area. It's rocky, but the rocks are small so it feels more bumpy than technical. This is a great trail to ride in the fall - the aspens were turning yellow and it was beautiful! Trailforks calls this trail intermediate, but I think it's very doable by a beginner. The Elizabethtown Meadow Trail is a fairly new and new-to-me trail that I rode for the first time last weekend. Elizabethtown Meadow Trail, Truckee, California
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