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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 462 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Kings Beach Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 462 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 7,156 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25746, -120.04785
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Kings Beach Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 462 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,670–7,156 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25746, -120.04785

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 28% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 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/kings-beach-trail-out-back-4-km-39d0

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 53°F42°
Feels like39°Precip28%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity79%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 22% rain2 AM: 22% rain3 AM: 20% rain4 AM: 19% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 25% rain7 AM: 28% rain8 AM: 26% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sat 59°39°
Sun 59°40°
Mon 70°39°
Tue 73°46°
Wed 76°53° 16%
Thu 77°55°

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