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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

South Camp Peak–Genoa Peak Road, 3 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft · 4 hr 20 min

South Camp Peak–Genoa Peak Road, 3 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route reaches South Camp Peak at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,594 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,917 – 8,816 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.99934, -119.89558
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
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South Camp Peak–Genoa Peak Road, 3 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Elevation 7,919–8,815 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.99934, -119.89558

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Genoa Peak, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NE.
  4. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miBear right onto Genoa Peak, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miReach South Camp Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
  18. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 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/south-camp-peak-lake-tahoe-out-back-22-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 79°58°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 86°53°
Fri 85°55°
Sat 86°56°
Sun 86°53°

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