Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Vista Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Lake Vista Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 491 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 6,864 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25591, -120.02993
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Lake Vista Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 6,605–6,865 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25591, -120.02993

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 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

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 84°61°
Thu 88°58°
Fri 89°59°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 87°59°
Mon 86°56°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead

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