Lake Tahoe–California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, 4 beaches is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. The route passes California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, Moon Dunes Beach, California Tahoe Conservancy Beach and Moon Dunes Beach before reaching Lake Tahoe at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 2,231 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,237 – 8,363 ft12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 16N92B 39.28382, -120.03171
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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Lake Tahoe–California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, 4 beaches
11.7 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 6,236–8,364 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 16N92B · 39.28382, -120.03171
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftPass California Tahoe Conservancy Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftPass Moon Dunes Beach.
- 0.2 miPass California Tahoe Conservancy Beach.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftPass Moon Dunes Beach.
- 300 ftReach Lake Tahoe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 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
75% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F56°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed
78°53°
Thu
83°53°
Fri
83°54°
Sat
83°54°
Sun
82°53°
Mon
80°51°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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