California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Tahoe Rim Trail

Tahoe Rim TrailPhoto: AT2663, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.2 mi
round trip
93 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

Is Tahoe Rim Trail open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Tahoe Rim Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

The Tahoe Rim Trail is a short out-and-back route in California's Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, managed by the Forest Service. It runs about 0.44 miles long, from a low point of 7,522 feet to a high point of 7,626 feet, with an elevation gain of about 93 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from the nearby Tahoe City weather station show July highs around 78°F with lows near 46°F and only about one wet day in the month. Winter brings highs near 40°F and snow on seven days a month from December through February. Watson Creek Trail and Watson Creek Road both sit about 0.4 miles away. Crawford Boulder, a climbing area, is about 1.9 miles off, and Silver Creek Campground is about 3.9 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Watson Lake Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 0.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    The Outpost

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi

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Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Tahoe Rim 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.

    1. Jan

      40° / 21°

      11 wet · 7 snow

    2. Feb

      40° / 21°

      10 wet · 7 snow

    3. Mar

      45° / 24°

      10 wet · 7 snow

    4. Apr

      50° / 28°

      8 wet · 4 snow

    5. May

      59° / 34°

      7 wet · 1 snow

    6. Jun

      69° / 40°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      78° / 46°

      1 wet

    8. Aug

      77° / 45°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 41°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 33°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      48° / 26°

      7 wet · 3 snow

    12. Dec

      40° / 21°

      10 wet · 6 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tahoe City, CA, 4.2 mi away at 6,230 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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Tahoe Rim TrailPhoto: AT2663, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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