Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lake Vista Road
6.2 mi · ▲ 779 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Lake Vista Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 779 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,447 – 6,880 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Beaver Tail Trail 39.24874, -120.02815
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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Lake Vista Road
6.2 mi · ▲ 779 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 6,446–6,881 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Beaver Tail Trail · 39.24874, -120.02815
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
84°63°
Wed
85°60°
Thu
89°60°
Fri
89°61°
Sat
89°61°
Sun
90°59°
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Beaver Tail Trail & Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road 2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Lake Vista Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 509 ft
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