California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Tahoe Rim Trail

Tahoe Rim TrailPhoto: AT2663, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.6 mi
round trip
63 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 mountain biking ride in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, managed by the Forest Service and about a mile from the town of Rampart, California. It's an easy out-and-back route of roughly a mile, with a low point near 6,900 feet and a high point around 6,970 feet, so it's a gentle climb with only about 63 feet of elevation gain. 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 a day of wet weather, while winter brings highs around 40°F and frequent snow days. Other spots are close by. The Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek) hike is about a mile away, and the Scott Peak Trail is just beyond it. Twin Crags offers climbing about 2 miles off, and William Kent Campground sits roughly 2.3 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    William Kent Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 2.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Spoon

    Restaurant

    In town

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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, 2.8 mi away at 6,230 ft. The station sits about 700 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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