Bayview Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Hiking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Bayview Trail
Photo: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 517 ft
- climb
- 7,428 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Bayview Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Bayview Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.
Harmful Algal Blooms
Agency closure covering Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Desolation Wilderness Food and Refuse Storage (Bear Canister) Restriction
Agency alert covering Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Order 19-25-06 · USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Meyers Landfill Area Closure
Agency alert covering Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Order 19-25-01 · USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Order 19-24-04 · USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Camping/Overnight Stay Restriction
Agency alert covering Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Order 19-24-05 · USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bayview Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back hike in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, managed by the Forest Service. It starts at about 6,891 feet and climbs to about 7,428 feet, a gain of 517 feet, and is rated easy. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at a similar elevation show July highs around 75°F with lows near 49°F, and only about one or two wet days a month from June through September. Cascade Falls Trail and Bayview Campground both sit about 0.1 mile away, and the Rubicon Trail is about half a mile off. Climbers can find the 90 Foot Wall about a mile away.
Around this trail
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Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
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Bayview CampgroundCampingPhoto: Rick McCharles — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
Rubicon TrailHikingPhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.5 mi- 90 Foot WallRock climbing1 mi
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
BAYVIEW TRAILHiking · Next doorPhoto: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
EAGLE FALLS TRAILHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: radicalespresso, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- Eagle Falls VistaHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: radicalespresso, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
Camp Richardson Corral TrailsHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Rubicon TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
PACIFIC CREST TRAILHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: ilya_ktsn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Eagle Lake TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pacific Crest TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: simonov, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Vikingsholm TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: radicalespresso, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
Azure Lake trailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Also worth it near here
- Bayview CampgroundCamping · Next doorPhoto: Rick McCharles — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Eagle FallsWaterfall · ~1 min drive
- Mayhem CoveRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: radicalespresso, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
Maggies PeaksSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Phreakdigital (talk · contribs), Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Bayview Trail
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
36° / 23°
9 wet
Feb
37° / 23°
8 wet
Mar
42° / 26°
7 wet
Apr
48° / 29°
5 wet
May
56° / 35°
4 wet
Jun
66° / 42°
2 wet
Jul
75° / 49°
2 wet
Aug
74° / 49°
1 wet
Sep
67° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
55° / 36°
3 wet
Nov
43° / 28°
5 wet
Dec
35° / 23°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dagget Pass, NV, 11.5 mi away at 7,334 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
