Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Vista Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Lake Vista Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 363 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 6,864 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road 39.25885, -120.02988
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Lake Vista Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 6,605–6,865 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road · 39.25885, -120.02988

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.8 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

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

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