Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Kings Beach Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 879 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,628 – 7,520 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25565, -120.03469
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Kings Beach Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 6,628–7,520 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25565, -120.03469

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 426 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 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

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 426 m from the trailhead

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