Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Nevada Beach
4.6 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Nevada Beach is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Village, NV. The route reaches Nevada Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 398 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nevada Beach
4.6 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,235–6,509 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.97020, -119.93357
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Kingsbury Transit Center stop 87 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Nevada Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 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 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
- Transit-accessible: Kingsbury Transit Center stop 87 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Lam Watah Historic Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Lam Watah Historic Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Round Hill Sewage Hill & Nevada Beach 5.5 mi · ▲ 479 ft
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