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Emerald Bay State Park/California

Rubicon Trail

0.8 mi

Distance

282 ft

Elev. Gain

24m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Rubicon Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

California Department of Parks and Recreation manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,904 ft
Max:1,994 ft
Gain:90 ft
Loss:0 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,904 ft and 1,994 ft across 0.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,904 ft1,934 ft1,964 ft1,994 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.4 mi0.6 mi0.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,904 ft
End0.8 mi1,994 ft

Trail Details

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
South Lake Tahoe, CA · about 5 mi away
County:
El Dorado County, CA
Jurisdiction:
Emerald Bay State Park · California Department of Parks and Recreation

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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