Logger Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.8 mi from the trail
California · Hiking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Captain Roberts
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 73 ft
- climb
- 6,026 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 11 h ago
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Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Captain Roberts is a short, easy hike in the Truckee Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. The route is about a mile long, with a low point of 5,944 feet and a high of 6,026 feet, so the climb is only about 73 feet of elevation gain. It's an out-and-back trail on natural surface, and bikes are allowed. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the Sagehen Creek weather station, about 6 miles away, show July highs near 80°F with lows around 37°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. The trail sits close to several other destinations. The Overland Emigrant Trail is about 0.3 miles away and Stampede about 0.6 miles. Logger Campground is 0.8 miles off, and Stampede Reservoir - Water Recreation is about 1.3 miles away.
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Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit Captain Roberts
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 15°
Feb
41° / 15°
Mar
48° / 19°
Apr
53° / 22°
May
62° / 28°
Jun
72° / 32°
Jul
80° / 37°
Aug
79° / 35°
Sep
73° / 31°
Oct
61° / 24°
Nov
49° / 20°
Dec
39° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sagehen Creek, CA, 6 mi away at 6,337 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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