California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Reindeer

0.6 mi
round trip
71 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 20 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.

Reindeer is a short, easy mountain biking ride in the Royal Gorge area of the Truckee Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest, in California. The route is an out-and-back about a mile long, with a one-way climb of 71 feet from the low point at 6,928 feet to the high point at 7,017 feet. The land is managed by a non-governmental organization. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. At a nearby weather station, typical July averages run to a high of 82°F and a low of 44°F, with only about two wet days in the month. Winter there is cold, with typical January highs around 41°F and lows near 17°F. The Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail and Sterling's Canyon Road both lie about 0.1 mile away. Power Line Boulder, a climbing area, is about 1.4 miles off, and Palisade Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 2.3 miles away.

Around this trail

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

    Onion Creek Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Donner Ski Ranch

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rains

    Watson Cabin

    Museum

    On your way back · 16 mi

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Reindeer

    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.

    1. Jan

      41° / 17°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      43° / 18°

      10 wet

    3. Mar

      48° / 22°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      53° / 26°

      7 wet

    5. May

      63° / 33°

      6 wet

    6. Jun

      73° / 38°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      82° / 44°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      81° / 42°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 36°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      63° / 29°

      4 wet

    11. Nov

      49° / 23°

      7 wet

    12. Dec

      39° / 17°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Donner Mem Sp, CA, 8.4 mi away at 5,937 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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