Sand Harbor Beach State Recreation Area–Hidden Beach, 7 beaches is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Incline Village, NV. The route passes Incline Beach, Lake Tahoe, Hidden Beach and 3 more before reaching Sand Harbor Beach State Recreation Area at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 886 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,234 – 6,687 ft10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26023, -119.95134
Nearest town Incline Village, NV
Directions
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Sand Harbor Beach State Recreation Area–Hidden Beach, 7 beaches
8.7 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 6,235–6,685 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: 39.26023, -119.95134
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: East Shore Express stop 764 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Incline Beach.
- 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Hidden Beach.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Hidden Beach.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Sand Harbor Beach.
- 50 ftPass Sand Harbor.
- 0.2 miReach Sand Harbor Beach State Recreation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, 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.
Trail surface
91% paved8% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
83°62°
Wed
84°59°
Thu
88°59°
Fri
88°60°
Sat
88°60°
Sun
89°58°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Shore Express stop 764 m from the trailhead
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- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook–Hidden Beach, 4 beaches 7.7 mi · ▲ 830 ft
- Twin Lakes–Hidden Beach, 6 beaches 12 mi · ▲ 2,187 ft
- Hidden Beach–Lake Tahoe, 6 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,555 ft
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