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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

South Camp Peak–Genoa Peak Road, 6 sights

13 mi · ▲ 2,055 ft · 5 hr 22 min

South Camp Peak–Genoa Peak Road, 6 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route reaches South Camp Peak at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 2,055 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,763 – 8,819 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop 38.99627, -119.89655
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
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South Camp Peak–Genoa Peak Road, 6 sights

13 mi · ▲ 2,055 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Elevation 7,762–8,819 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop · 38.99627, -119.89655

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Genoa Peak, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NE.
  6. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Sierra Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miReach South Camp Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 1.6 miBear left onto Sierra Canyon Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto Genoa Peak, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading SE.
  21. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak, heading SW.
  22. 0.5 miSharp right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading S.
  25. 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/south-camp-peak-out-back-26-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°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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