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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Moon Dunes Beach, 3 beaches

2.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 51 min

California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Moon Dunes Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. The route passes California Tahoe Conservancy Beach and Moon Dunes Beach before reaching California Tahoe Conservancy Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,237 – 6,447 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24953, -120.05239
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA
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California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Moon Dunes Beach, 3 beaches

2.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 51 min

Elevation 6,237–6,447 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24953, -120.05239

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 200 ftPass California Tahoe Conservancy Beach.
  9. 400 ftPass Moon Dunes Beach.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftReach California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 350 ftSharp left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading N.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/california-tahoe-conservancy-beach-california-tahoe-conservancy-beach-out-back-4-beaches-4-km

Trail surface

27% paved12% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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