Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Kings Beach Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,530 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Kings Beach Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,530 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kings Beach Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,530 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,573–8,115 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25401, -120.03720
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 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.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Kings Beach Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 583 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 4 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 598 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft
- Beaver Tail Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 662 ft
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