California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

Singletrack
surface
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail open right now?

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.

The Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail is a mountain biking route in the Truckee Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. It sits at about 5,836 feet, and the route is flat, with no elevation gain, so it's an easy ride for a day on the trail. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Truckee show July and August highs around 84°F with only about two wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the low 40s and regular snow days from December through February. Lakeside (Truckee) campground is about 0.6 miles away, and the Old Reno West hike is about 0.8 miles off. Paddlers can head to Prosser Creek, about a mile away, and anglers can try Prosser Reservoir - Water Recreation, about 1.2 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Lakeside (truckee)

    Campground

    Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Pizza on the Hill

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 4 mi
  • If it rains

    Old Jail Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 4 mi

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail

    Best months: June–September. 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.

    1. Jan

      42° / 16°

      12 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      44° / 18°

      11 wet · 8 snow

    3. Mar

      50° / 21°

      10 wet · 7 snow

    4. Apr

      55° / 25°

      9 wet · 5 snow

    5. May

      64° / 31°

      7 wet · 2 snow

    6. Jun

      75° / 36°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 41°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      84° / 40°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 34°

      3 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 28°

      5 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      51° / 21°

      8 wet · 4 snow

    12. Dec

      40° / 15°

      11 wet · 8 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Truckee Rs, CA, 4.1 mi away at 5,823 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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Old Reno WestPhoto: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Dog Valley West OHVPhoto: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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~3 min drive

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