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Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Hidden Beach–Lake Tahoe, 3 beaches

4.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Hidden Beach–Lake Tahoe, 3 beaches is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Incline Village, NV. The route passes Incline Beach, Lake Tahoe and Hidden Beach before reaching Hidden Beach at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 302 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,237 – 6,378 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24527, -119.94993
Nearest town Incline Village, NV
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Hidden Beach–Lake Tahoe, 3 beaches

4.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 6,238–6,379 ft

Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Trailhead: 39.24527, -119.94993

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftPass Incline Beach.
  8. 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 1.1 miBear right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miPass Hidden Beach.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftReach Hidden Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hidden-beach-hidden-beach-out-back-3-beaches-8-km-1682

Trail surface

98% paved1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 85°61°
Thu 90°60°
Fri 91°61°
Sat 90°61°
Sun 89°61°
Mon 88°58°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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