California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Moon Dunes Beach, 3 beaches is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. The route passes California Tahoe Conservancy Beach before reaching Moon Dunes Beach at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 2,515 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,139 – 7,386 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Elizabethtown Meadows Trail 39.28706, -120.10392
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Moon Dunes Beach, 3 beaches
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,515 ft · 5 hr 5 min
Elevation 6,139–7,385 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Elizabethtown Meadows Trail · 39.28706, -120.10392
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 88°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Moon Dunes Beach.
- 150 ftReach California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Martis Peak Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 50 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
80% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 88°F44°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
88°58°
Wed
88°58°
Thu
91°58°
Fri
92°58°
Sat
91°60°
Sun
90°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Elizabethtown Meadows Trail Trailhead
- Martis Peak Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,554 ft
- Martis Peak Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,554 ft
- Martis Peak Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,574 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,758 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,758 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,728 ft
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