California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector

0.4 mi
round trip
97 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

Is Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector is a short, easy mountain biking route in California's Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, about 0.35 miles from the Jackpine/Old State Park Road junction. The out-and-back trip covers roughly 0.7 miles, with a one-way climb of about 97 feet from a low point of 6,364 feet to a high of 6,471 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Tahoe City show July highs around 78°F with lows near 46°F and only about one wet day in the month. Winter brings highs near 40°F and several snowy days a month from December through February. Water Tank Road and Mount Watson Access Road both lie about 0.3 miles away. Twin Crags, a climbing area, is about 1.4 miles off, and William Kent Campground is about 3 miles away.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Lake Forest Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Thai Kitchen

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rains

    Snow Sports Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 1 mi

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  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector

    Best months: May–October. 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

      40° / 21°

      11 wet · 7 snow

    2. Feb

      40° / 21°

      10 wet · 7 snow

    3. Mar

      45° / 24°

      10 wet · 7 snow

    4. Apr

      50° / 28°

      8 wet · 4 snow

    5. May

      59° / 34°

      7 wet · 1 snow

    6. Jun

      69° / 40°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      78° / 46°

      1 wet

    8. Aug

      77° / 45°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 41°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 33°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      48° / 26°

      7 wet · 3 snow

    12. Dec

      40° / 21°

      10 wet · 6 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tahoe City, CA, 1 mi away at 6,230 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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