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Ward Creek Park
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.3 mi
Distance
50 ft
Gain
7 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
National Forest boundary is mapped — agency alerts for it 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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Ward Creek Park
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 50 ft
- Elevation loss
- 50 ft
- Highest point
- 6,316 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,266 ft
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- Managing agency
- State Park and Recreation
About this trail
Ward Creek Park is a short out-and-back trail in California covering 0.66 miles with 50 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 6,316 feet.
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