Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Kings Beach Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 583 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,572 – 7,156 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25401, -120.03720
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Kings Beach Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 6,573–7,156 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25401, -120.03720

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F61°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 84°61°
Thu 90°59°
Fri 90°61°
Sat 90°61°
Sun 88°60°
Mon 87°58°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead

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