Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lake Vista Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Lake Vista Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 450 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,401 – 6,880 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24910, -120.03002
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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Lake Vista Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 6,403–6,881 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.24910, -120.03002
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 SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 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
100% dirt
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°
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