Lake Tahoe–Rainbow Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. The route passes Rainbow Viewpoint, Tallac Point, Kiva Beach and Lake Tahoe before reaching Tallac Historic Site at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,234 – 6,280 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93291, -120.03835
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA
Directions
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Lake Tahoe–Rainbow Viewpoint, 6 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 6,232–6,281 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.93291, -120.03835
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading NW.
- 1.2 miPass Rainbow Viewpoint.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lake of the Sky Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Tallac Point.
- 50 ftPass Kiva Beach.
- 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Tallac Historic Site.
- 300 ftReach Lake Tahoe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Rainbow Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
46% paved43% dirt11% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.3 mi · out & back · via Edward F. Dolder Nature Trail
- 1.6 mi · loop
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Rubicon Trail
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Manzanita Trail
- 9.5 mi · out & back · via West Shore Trail
- 9.9 mi · out & back · via West Shore Trail
- 11.7 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 14.9 mi · out & back · via Truckee River Bike Trail
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- Gunmount North Road–Mule Deer Trail, 3 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft
- Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path & Sand Harbor 7.2 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- 15th Street Bike 4.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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- 15th Street Bike 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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