Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Vista Road

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Lake Vista Road is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,185 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,149 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24903, -120.06774
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Lake Vista Road

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 6,605–7,150 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24903, -120.06774

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  24. 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

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 84°55°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 89°56°
Sat 88°57°
Sun 87°56°
Mon 86°54°

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