California trails · Robinson Creek Trail
Robinson Creek Trail
A 9.3-mile network in California, with 3,101 ft of climbing. Reaches Rock Island Pass and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Rock Island Pass (pass)
- Robinson Lakes (lake)
- Snow Lake (lake)
- Barney Lake (lake)
- Crown Lake (lake)
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Getting there
ROBINSON CREEK TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 1 h 35 min drive (71 mi) from Mammoth Lakes. 38.14680, -119.38977 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:38 a.m., the sun rises at 7:05 a.m. and sets at 6:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:47 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.3-mile route takes roughly 5 h 00 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:04 p.m. — 6 h 16 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Robinson Creek Trail + Robinson Creek — 5.5 mi loop, 771 ft gain
- Robinson Creek Trail + Robinson Creek — 10.0 mi loop, 1,220 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Robinson Creek — 0.4 mi
- Green Creek Trail — 6.6 mi
- Green Creek — 6.7 mi
- 20 Lakes Basin Loop — 12.7 mi