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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Kings Beach Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,189 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,153 – 8,363 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 16N92B 39.28382, -120.03171
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Kings Beach Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 7,154–8,364 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 16N92B · 39.28382, -120.03171

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 77°56°
Wed 78°53°
Thu 82°53°
Fri 82°54°
Sat 82°54°
Sun 83°52°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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