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New trailhead marker and parking area! This is the trailhead for Castle Rock. <br> <br> Do NOT use the Tahoe Rim Trail to approach Castle Rock. <br> <br> Original green gate trailhead has been changed 2019. Parking area is repaved and includes bathrooms.
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"Castle Gates" boulders on the Upper Trail. Youll find access to the top of Central Gully and the West Gully diverging from this trail to the Left just 100+ feet after this. Approach to North Castle is shortly after this marker to the Right. See 2022 map.
FYI. This has recently been posted at the foot of the hiking trail. Throughout the trail. And at the base of Village Wall. At the moment it just warns about the falcons nesting in the area and to be mindful, and it says nothing of a climbing closure.
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Refuge Jared
Jun 8, 2021
“New trailhead marker and parking area! This is the trailhead for Castle Rock.

Do NOT use the Tahoe Rim Trail to approach Castle Rock.

Original green gate trailhead has been changed 2019. Parking area is repaved and includes bathrooms.”  

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NEW TRAILS MAP! Trails have been upgraded and rerouted as of June 2022
OLD MAP! Trails have been rerouted and improved! See other map. Castle Rock, trails, and climbing areas. A few classics marked with stars. <br> Resolution is best on computer, grainy on some phones.
GPS track of the hike in from the trailhead to Village Wall. Notice that the Tahoe Rim Trail is less direct and significantly longer than the Castle Rock Trail.
"Castle Gates" boulders on the Upper Trail. Youll find access to the top of Central Gully and the West Gully diverging from this trail to the Left just 100+ feet after this. Approach to North Castle is shortly after this marker to the Right. See 2022 map.
New trailhead marker and parking area! This is the trailhead for Castle Rock. <br> <br> Do NOT use the Tahoe Rim Trail to approach Castle Rock. <br> <br> Original green gate trailhead has been changed 2019. Parking area is repaved and includes bathrooms.
FYI. This has recently been posted at the foot of the hiking trail. Throughout the trail. And at the base of Village Wall. At the moment it just warns about the falcons nesting in the area and to be mindful, and it says nothing of a climbing closure.
New parking lot with bathroom - trail starts by the very first parking spot as you etner
Just a super rad map of the Castle Rock area hand-drawn by Chris Dornsife. Shows all the routes set by Dornsife and Spaeth in the early 90's.
Panoramic shot from an unofficial vista point. This vista and its trail are marked on the #makingtahoebetter map. Plenty of views like this (with less obstruction) at the top of Village Wall and Armory Wall!
Official trail marker coming off the Tahoe Rim Trail onto Castle Rock Trail. Follow this uphill to the fork that splits into the Upper and Lower Trails
Disco Cowboy Village Wall, 5.7
First gate near the last house. Big parking lot is not open during the winter.
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