Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
South Camp Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,874 ft · 4 hr 10 min
South Camp Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. The route reaches South Camp Peak at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 1,874 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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South Camp Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,874 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 7,141–8,815 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead · 39.10454, -119.89692
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 3.3 miTurn left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach South Camp Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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