Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Vista Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Lake Vista Road is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,024 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,149 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25530, -120.06692
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Lake Vista Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,605–7,150 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25530, -120.06692

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  20. 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°F46°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 84°60°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 89°56°
Sat 89°57°
Sun 88°56°

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