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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftPass California Tahoe Conservancy Beach.
- 400 ftPass Moon Dunes Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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