Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Kings Beach Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Kings Beach Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 520 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kings Beach Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,615–7,156 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25662, -120.04526
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 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.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 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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