Join us for a day trip to snowshoe hike in Tahoe at Castle Peak! The hike is a 6 mi round trip but we can just go part way to make it a 4 hour hike. On average people snowshoe about 1 mile per hour, so we hike from 12pm-4pm with some wiggle room to get back slower before sunset. We’ll carpool from San Rafael GroundFloor at 6am and return around 9pm. 

https://www.norcalhiker.com/castle-peak-tahoe-national-forest/

Trip Schedule:

-6am carpool depart from free parking lot near GroundFloor SR 

-9am-10am breakfast in Auburn (optional)

-11:30pm Arrive at trailhead

-12pm-4:00pm Castle Peak Hike 

-4:30pm Depart 

-6:30-7:30 dinner in Davis (optional)

-9pm arrive back to GF

Required Gear:

(Snowshoe, poles and gater rentals are available at Sports Basement or REI)

-snowshoes, ski poles and gaters

-waterproof hiking boots and winter socks

-dress in thermals 

-warm sweater or puffer 

-waterproof outer pants and coat

-daypack 

-water, snacks and lunch 

-polarized good sunglasses

-warm hat or winter -headband for ears

-sun hat and sunscreen (optional)

-glove warmers (optional)

-flashlight (optional)

-phone battery (optional)

Carpool

-riders share cost of gas round trip (approx $25)

-https://ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23055 sno park parking pass $15

-carpool cars should have a set of chains incase needed