Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Nevada Beach–Kingsbury Stinger Trail, 3 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Nevada Beach–Kingsbury Stinger Trail, 3 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Elk Point, NV. The route reaches Nevada Beach. It climbs 1,275 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Nevada Beach–Kingsbury Stinger Trail, 3 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 6,251–6,982 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: connector · 38.98135, -119.95068
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Nevada Beach.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lower Stinger, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miReach Nevada Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Lower Stinger, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Round Mound–Nevada Beach, 3 beaches 2.2 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Nevada Beach–Lower Stinger, 4 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 2,254 ft
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