Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Street Extension

9.5 mi · ▲ 2,059 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Beaver Street Extension is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 2,059 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,414 – 8,360 ft · steepest grade: 18%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24538, -120.02436
Nearest town Kings Beach, CA

Directions

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Beaver Street Extension

9.5 mi · ▲ 2,059 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 6,415–8,359 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24538, -120.02436

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miSharp left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading S.
  24. 0.7 miSharp right onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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