Upper Rock Creek Canyon
Rock Creek Lake / Tom's Place · near Tom's Place · Eastern Sierra
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Trail miles
- ~6 mi out-and-back (~3 mi each way)
- Elevation
- 8,884-9,707 ft; ~850 ft gain each way
- Best season
- Mid-June-October (a marked Sno-Park in winter)
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Mountain Biking detail
- Nickname
- The High-Country Cruise
- Ride types
- xc · all-mountain
- Signature trails
- The Creekside Singletrack · Rock Creek Lake
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- No e-bikes - non-motorized USFS singletrack.
- Intl tip
- A cool, shaded high-altitude ride when the valley bakes. Stop for a swim or a picnic at one of the creekside beaches, and turn around at the lake - Wilderness begins beyond it.
The guide
Most riders know Rock Creek only for the famous Lower Rock Creek descent, but the upper canyon holds a quieter gem - a high-alp…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Upper Rock Creek Canyon — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.462, -118.74