Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sand Harbor

3.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Sand Harbor is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,270 – 6,375 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.92168, -120.04969
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA

Directions

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Sand Harbor

3.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 6,271–6,375 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.92168, -120.04969

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miReach Sand Harbor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miBear right onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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