Goose Meadows
Campground
Campground · 1.8 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Sawtooth Trail
- 2.1 mi
- round trip
- 145 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Sawtooth 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.
Sawtooth Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in California's Tahoe National Forest, within the Truckee Ranger District. The trail is an out-and-back that covers about 4 miles, with a low point of 6,331 feet and a high of 6,482 feet, and it gains about 145 feet in elevation. The Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Truckee-Tahoe show July highs around 85°F with lows near 40°F, while winter highs sit in the low 40s. The trail sits close to other mountain biking routes, with 2 Beavers & a Bear about 0.2 miles away and 2 Bridges about 0.3 miles away. Climbers can head to Sawtooth Ridge, about 1.5 miles off, and Goose Meadows campground is about 1.8 miles away.
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Sawtooth 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.
Jan
42° / 13°
Feb
44° / 14°
Mar
49° / 19°
Apr
56° / 22°
May
65° / 29°
Jun
76° / 36°
Jul
85° / 40°
Aug
84° / 37°
Sep
78° / 32°
Oct
65° / 25°
Nov
52° / 18°
Dec
41° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Truckee-Tahoe Ap, CA, 3.6 mi away at 5,900 ft. The station sits about 600 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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