Rainbow Viewpoint–Kiva Beach, 3 beaches is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kiva Beach, CA. The route passes Kiva Beach and Rainbow Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,240 – 6,303 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93735, -120.05280
Nearest town Kiva Beach, CA
Directions
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Rainbow Viewpoint–Kiva Beach, 3 beaches
3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,240–6,304 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.93735, -120.05280
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Kiva Beach.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Lake of the Sky Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Rainbow Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Rainbow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto 15th Street Bike, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Rainbow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lake of the Sky Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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
75% paved14% gravel5% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F45°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°60°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
84°61°
Fri
84°62°
Sat
84°62°
Sun
85°61°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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- Kiva Beach & Fallen Leaf Path via 15th Street Bike 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Fallen Leaf Lake–Lake Tahoe, 6 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Kiva Beach–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft
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