Lakeside
Campground
Campground · 1.7 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
- 1.9 mi
- round trip
- 264 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 15 h ago
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 short, easy mountain biking route in the Truckee Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The out-and-back ride covers about 3.8 miles, with a one-way climb of 264 feet from a low point of about 5,932 feet to a high of about 6,210 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 82°F with lows near 44°F and only about two wet days in the month. Winter is much colder, with January highs around 41°F and lows near 17°F. Several other spots sit within a couple of miles. Prosser Lakeview Trail and Donner Camp are each about a mile away, and Lakeside campground is about 1.7 miles off. Paddlers can head to Prosser Creek, roughly 1.4 miles away.
Around this trail
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Restaurant
On your way back · 2 miIf it rains Old Jail Museum
Museum
On your way back · 3 mi
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Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail
Best months: May–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.
Jan
41° / 17°
11 wet
Feb
43° / 18°
10 wet
Mar
48° / 22°
10 wet
Apr
53° / 26°
7 wet
May
63° / 33°
6 wet
Jun
73° / 38°
3 wet
Jul
82° / 44°
2 wet
Aug
81° / 42°
2 wet
Sep
74° / 36°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 29°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 23°
7 wet
Dec
39° / 17°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Donner Mem Sp, CA, 3.6 mi away at 5,937 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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