Oakland Pond Trail

California

California

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1.4 mi

Distance

1,302 ft

Gain

48 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Tahoe National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,302 ft
Elevation loss
1,302 ft
Highest point
7,474 ft
Lowest point
7,195 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Oakland Pond Trail is a 2.84-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,302 feet of elevation gain and 7,474 feet of maximum elevation. The trail ascends to a pond at 7,474 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
7,212 ft
High point
7,474 ft
Total climbing
1,302 ft
Total descent
1,302 ft
Steepest stretch
19% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
Length (round trip)
2.8 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Sagehen Creek, CA weather station, 29 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan40° high15° low
  2. Feb41° high15° low
  3. Mar48° high19° low
  4. Apr53° high22° low
  5. May62° high28° low
  6. Jun72° high32° low
  7. Jul80° high37° low
  8. Aug79° high35° low
  9. Sep73° high31° low
  10. Oct61° high24° low
  11. Nov49° high20° low
  12. Dec39° high14° low

The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Tahoe National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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Alpenglow Expeditions

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