1. Start on Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading SW.
2. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
3. 50 ftPass Hidden Beach.
4. 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
5. 150 ftTurn right onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading E.
6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
8. 50 ftPass Hidden Beach.
9. 450 ftTurn right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading E.
10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
11. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
12. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
15. 0.5 miPass Sand Harbor Beach.
16. 50 ftPass Sand Harbor.
17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
18. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
19. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
20. 150 ftReach Sand Harbor Beach State Recreation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
21. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
23. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
27. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
28. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
30. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
31. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading N.
33. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
34. 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading N.
35. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sand-harbor-beach-state-recreation-area-sand-harbor-beach-state-recreation-area-out-back-9-beaches-7-km