Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

BP

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft · 4 hr 41 min

BP is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,750 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,355 – 6,989 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23364, -120.07887
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA

Directions

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BP

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 6,356–6,989 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.23364, -120.07887

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 763 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto BP, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Regency Extension, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  37. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right onto Regency Extension, heading S.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  41. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 0.3 miTurn left onto BP, heading SE.
  43. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

94% dirt4% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°63°
Wed 86°56°
Thu 82°56°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 82°57°
Sun 82°55°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 763 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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