Trout Creek Hike

A favorite Camp W hike of ours, we decided to do this hike in the late afternoon on our own. We went without our map, thinking the hike was behind the Safeway. Once we got in back of the store we realized we were wrong. We drove down Hwy 50 a little further and recognized the right area. Memory can be tricky.

Jan was the hike leader.

Pied Piper

This is a flat hike and for the senior dogs it was right up their alley. Both Glitter and Gizmo were excited to be out of the crate. It goes without saying the other three were happy too. One of our favorite things to do is take a picture on the pounding rock. We do this every time we come.

The famous dogs on pounding rock.

Back to our hike. We were excited to see if Aiden or any other dogs would get in the water. Aiden didn't disappoint us, he got in and got wet. Then he rolled in the dirt. Nancy was real happy with that.

Nancy and dogs by Trout Creek.

Aiden checking out the water. This is where he
learned how to swim at Camp W last year.

When we hike this during Camp W, Sandy always stops at this one area to teach dogs to swim. Today, since we were on our own we decided to hike further and see where the trail went. Here is a picture of the dogs on a rock where the trail ended just a short ways up.

Trails end, Tink, Glitter and Chip.

The sun was beginning to set so we made our way back down the trail. When we came to the meadow with the Indian pounding rock we saw two coyotes romping and playing. At this point we leashed up the dogs. No taking chances. The coyotes watched us as we made our way out of the meadow.

Coyote in the meadow at Trout Creek.

Driving Directions: From Camp W take Hwy 50 to AL Tahoe. Make a left and head towards the post office and park in the lot to the side of the Ross.

Hike Summary:  One of our favorite camp hikes, this one is flat and follows trout creek. 

Hiking Directions: From the parking lot head to the dirt path.

Special Features: Trout Creek was an important fall camp for the Washoe, a Great Basin tribe of Native Americans who caught mountain whitefish there. The Washoe name Mathocahuw O'tha means "river of the whitefish." It is a northward flowing stream. On this hike you can see a Washoe Indian Pounding Rock located in the middle of South Shore near Trout Creek. This is a great place for a group photo. Further on is a pond where Sandy likes to teach dogs to swim.