1.7 mi from the trailheadGansner Bar Campground (CA)
Campground
3.1 mi out & back · 1,099 ft gain · 2,492 ft high point · Moderate
California · U.S. Forest Service
Yellow Creek rises 1,099 feet over 3.1 miles out and back, passing Rock Creek Reservoir in Plumas National Forest.
1,099 ft of gain round trip.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Campground
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Wed: Areas Of Frost then Sunny · wind 1 to 5 mph NE