Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Griff Creek Trail & Kings Beach Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Griff Creek Trail & Kings Beach Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 871 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Griff Creek Trail & Kings Beach Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 6,677–7,520 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25591, -120.02993
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 59°F / low 39° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 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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- Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead
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