California hiking trails - General Creek Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County

   
  It's a long trip from Gardnerville Ranchos to General Creek Trail, but if you're looking for a perfect place to go backcountry trekking, this is a perfect selection. There are so many good hiking and backpacking trails for backcountry trekking in California; one of them being General Creek Trail in El Dorado County. Backpacking in California is a magnificent way to spend some time. Every hiking and backpacking trail in California is different from the others. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. This is just one
    of a large number of backcountry trails in this area. California is a good site for backcountry trekkers. General Creek Trail gets a normal amount of rain; the month with most of the snow is January while July is frequently the driest month. Being 11.2 miles long; it's considered
a longer backcountry hike. Hiking here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is a really pleasant way to spend quality time in nature. Hey, time for a backcountry trek don’t you think? General Creek Trail in El Dorado County, California is a really great place to spend some time. Now, this is roughly a 1.5-day backcountry hike, so it's a tremendous thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Through the summer at General Creek Trail highs are usually in the 70's, and all through the night it cools down to the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime  
the highs are generally in the 40's, and night lows all through the wintertime for General Creek Trail tend to be in the 10's. General Creek Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This is a one trailhead wilderness trail, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. The length of this hiking trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a tremendous backcountry trail for experienced backcountry hikers in perfect shape. General Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,596 feet which is about average. Some parts of General Creek Trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors trail, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors trail could be very different from other parts of it. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire.

Briefly about the general area:
Just can't get enough of General Creek Trail. Hit the beach if you want, Lester Beach is practically right here; McKinney Bay is around here and always great to visit. Stay the night at Meeks Bay Resort & Marina.
And that's not all you can do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Rubicon Springs, and since you're here at General Creek Trail it's a great idea to stop at Miller Meadows. You'll need more than a day to explore everything General Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at General Creek Campground; a pleasant trip to Onion Flat is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. McKinney Creek flows through this vicinity; if you come at the right time of year, Silver Creek - South Fork offers some great whitewater.
Just can't get enough of the Northern Sierra Nevada. Nothing beats kicking back at Calawee Cove Beach; if you're here why not explore Homewood Canyon. Glide down the rapids of American River - South Fork in a kayak, and a quick visit to North Miller Creek is without doubt a brilliant idea.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.0429, Longitude -120.1459
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Total in and out hiking length = 11.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 4 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Total elevation difference: 1596 feet


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 Trails Near General Creek Trail:
Pacific Crest Trail - section 14, County , 5 miles away, 54.3 hiking miles, 2897 feet elevation difference
Highland Trail, El Dorado County , 8 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference
Red Peak Trail, El Dorado County , 8 miles away, 6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference
Big Spring Trail, Placer County , 9 miles away,  2.2 hiking miles, 289 feet elevation difference
Five Lakes Creek Trail, Placer County , 9 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1394 feet elevation difference
Loon Lake Trail, El Dorado County , 10 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 556 feet elevation difference
McKinstry Trail, Placer County , 11 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2734 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near General Creek Trail:
Meeks Bay Resort & Marina, Tahoma, 4 miles away
General Creek Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
Eagle Falls Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
Bayview Campground, El Dorado County, 7 miles away
Upper Eagle Point Campground, El Dorado County, 7 miles away
 Beaches Near General Creek Trail:
Lester Beach, El Dorado County , 5 miles away
Calawee Cove Beach, El Dorado County , 6 miles away
 Whitewater Near General Creek Trail:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County County , 14 miles away, Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County County , 19 miles away, Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
Truckee River, Placer/ Nevada County County , 21 miles away, Class II-III - 27 miles long (Alpine Meadows Road to Floriston)
 Hotels Near General Creek Trail:
Granlibakken Lodge and Conference Center, Tahoe City , 7 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn Tahoe City/Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City , 8 miles away
Pepper Tree Inn, Tahoe City , 8 miles away
Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley , 10 miles away
Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley , 10 miles away
 Lakes Near General Creek Trail
Cliff Lake, El Dorado County , 3 miles away
Stony Ridge Lake, El Dorado County , 3 miles away

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