Rubicon Trail Waypoints, Coordinates & Photos

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Rubicon Trail Photos

Getting to the trail:
From the West,
Icehouse Rd Turnoff:
N38°46.160, W120°26.850

From the East,
Wright's Lake Turnoff:
N38°47.103, W120°12.836

Icehouse "Resort":
N38°48.896, W120°22.444

Loon Lake Access:
N39°00.201, W120°18.695

Gate Keeper:
N39°00.320, W120°18.554

Spider Lake (Camp):
N39°01.032, W120°16.377

Little Sluice:
N39°01.210, W120°16.460

Buck Island Dam:
N39°00.304, W120°15.385

Rubicon Springs (Camp):
N39°01.120, W120°14.780

Cadillac Hill:
N39°01.893, W120°15.143

Observation Point:
N39°02.101, W 120°15.239

East End Staging Point:
N39°02.745, W120°10.029

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El Dorado National Forest – Pacific Ranger District MVUM


Buck Island Inset MVUM


Tahoe National Forest - McKinney/Rubicon Trail Map


Tahoe National Forest – Lake Tahoe Basin North MVUM


West End Topo Map


East End Topo Map


El Dorado County Road 63
Placer County – McKinney Road
Tahoe National Forest Route 14N34
The Rubicon Trail

Length: 22 miles Georgetown to Tahoma
18 miles Loon Lake to Tahoma

Elevation 6400’ to 8000’

The Rubicon Trail is a multi use road open to street legal vehicles, green sticker vehicles, mechanized vehicles (bicycles), equestrian travel and foot travel during the summer.

Georgetown Entrance 11S 730364E 4321571N
Loon Lake Entrance 11S 732802E 4320587N
Tahoma Trailhead 11S 745164E 4325673N

UTM coordinates acquired using Google Earth (WGS84 datum)

It is always a good idea to call the ranger station before heading in to the forest and get a current conditions report. El Dorado National Forest – Pacific Ranger District (530) 644-2349 Tahoe National Forest – Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (530) 543-2600

El Dorado National Forest – Pacific Ranger District MVUM

Tahoe National Forest – Lake Tahoe Basin North MVUM

Tahoe National Forest - McKinney Rubicon Trail Map


Some good links for “The Rubicon Trail”

Wikipedia
Rubicon Trail Foundation
El Dorado County Rubicon Trail Info
4x4 Trail Map of the Rubicon Trail This site contains an extensive write up, interactive Google map with waypoints, photographs, gpx files, kmz files, etc.
Dirtopia
Rubicon 4x4 Area Information

Mileage from US Route 50 to Ice House Resort: 9 miles (last gas)
Mileage from Ice House Resort to Loon Lake Entrance of the Rubicon Trail: 23 miles