Bayview Campground
Campground
Campground · 1.1 mi from the trail
California · Hiking · Desolation Wilderness · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Eagle Lake Trail
Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 29 ft
- climb
- 7,039 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Eagle Lake Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Eagle Lake 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.
Eagle Lake Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in California's Desolation Wilderness, inside the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is just over a quarter mile long, rising about 30 feet from a low point of 6,985 feet to a high of 7,039 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at South Lake Tahoe run to highs around 80°F in July and August with only two or three wet days a month, while winter highs stay near 43°F with lows in the teens. Climbers Trail to Eagle Lake Buttress starts about 0.2 miles away, and the Lost In Space and Eagle Creek Canyon climbing areas are each roughly 0.4 miles off. For an overnight stay, Bayview Campground is about a mile away.
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- Climbers Trail to Eagle Lake ButtressHikingPhoto: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi
Lost In SpaceRock climbingPhoto: Jesse Gardner plasticmind, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi- Eagle Creek CanyonRock climbing0.4 mi
Eagle Falls VistaHikingPhoto: radicalespresso, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)0.6 mi
Bayview CampgroundCampingPhoto: Rick McCharles — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.1 mi
Taylor CreekCanoeingPhoto: Schmiebel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.6 mi
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Climbers Trail to Eagle Lake ButtressHiking · Next doorPhoto: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Eagle Falls VistaHiking · Next doorPhoto: radicalespresso, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
- EAGLE FALLS TRAILHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: radicalespresso, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
Pacific Crest TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: simonov, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
BAYVIEW TRAILHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Azure Lake trailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
PACIFIC CREST TRAILHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: ilya_ktsn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Rubicon TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: ray_explores, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Vikingsholm TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: radicalespresso, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
Cascade Falls TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Eagle Lake Trail
Best months: May–September. 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
43° / 18°
9 wet
Feb
43° / 19°
9 wet
Mar
48° / 24°
10 wet
Apr
53° / 28°
8 wet
May
62° / 33°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 38°
3 wet
Jul
80° / 43°
2 wet
Aug
80° / 41°
2 wet
Sep
73° / 35°
3 wet
Oct
62° / 29°
5 wet
Nov
51° / 23°
7 wet
Dec
43° / 18°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at South Lake Tahoe Ap, CA, 7.5 mi away at 6,314 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
