Nevada · Hiking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Cal Neva Loop

Cal Neva LoopPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.6 mi
round trip
576 ft
climb
6,810 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

Is Cal Neva Loop open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Cal Neva Loop, 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.

Cal Neva Loop is a short out-and-back trail in Nevada's state park system covering 0.57 miles with 257 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a simple out-and-back pattern, returning via the same path it used to reach the out-and-back's highest point.

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  • Sleep close

    Nevada 4-H Camp

    Campground

    Campground · 1.9 mi from the trail
  • If it rains

    On Tahoe Time

    Gallery

    On your way back · 1 mi

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  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Cal Neva Loop

    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

      36° / 23°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      37° / 23°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      42° / 26°

      7 wet

    4. Apr

      48° / 29°

      5 wet

    5. May

      56° / 35°

      4 wet

    6. Jun

      66° / 42°

      2 wet

    7. Jul

      75° / 49°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      74° / 49°

      1 wet

    9. Sep

      67° / 44°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      55° / 36°

      3 wet

    11. Nov

      43° / 28°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      35° / 23°

      7 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dagget Pass, NV, 2.8 mi away at 7,334 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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