Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Kings Beach Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Kings Beach Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 1,484 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kings Beach Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 6,615–8,115 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25662, -120.04526
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 741 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 382 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 418 ft
- Kings Beach Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 520 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 507 ft
- Moon Dunes Beach & North Ridge Trail 4 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 867 ft
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