Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Nevada Beach & Lower Stinger via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,228 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Nevada Beach & Lower Stinger via Kingsbury Stinger Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. The route reaches Nevada Beach at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 2,228 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Nevada Beach & Lower Stinger via Kingsbury Stinger Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,228 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 6,253–7,290 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.96789, -119.89065
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Lower Stinger, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Nevada Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 2 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 924 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 925 ft
- Olympic Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft
- Castle Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,293 ft
- Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access via Tahoe Rim Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft
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