Forest Service unit 0519 · California, Nevada
Trails in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit publishes 118 named trails totalling 356.2 miles in the Forest Service trail layer. 13 of them have a page here, every trail with a national designation or an accessible segment and every trail of at least 4.5 miles. 4 carry a national designation. Trails here enter 3 wilderness areas.
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit official page ↗ · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit on Wilderness Atlas ↗
By use
Wilderness areas these trails enter
- Desolation Wilderness Wilderness 21 trails
- Mt. Rose Wilderness Wilderness 2 trails
- Granite Chief Wilderness Wilderness 2 trails
All 118 trails, longest first
| Trail | Miles | Class | Allowed uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe Rim TrailNational Recreation TrailMt. Rose Wilderness Wilderness | 115.4 | ||
| Pacific Crest TrailNational Scenic or Historic TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 54.8 | ||
| Tahoe Yosemite TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 9.3 | ||
| Hartoonian Trails | 6.9 | ||
| Floating Island TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 6.2 | ||
| General Creek TrailAccessible | 6.1 | ||
| Cold Creek Trail | 5.5 | ||
| Saxon Trail | 5.2 | ||
| Kingsbury Stinger Trail | 5.1 | ||
| Tahoe MT. Loop Trail | 5 | ||
| Camp Richardson Corral Trails | 4.2 | ||
| Gunmount Trail | 3.9 | ||
| Armstrong Pass Trail | 3.8 | ||
| Star Lake Trail | 3.8 | ||
| Marlette Trail OR Bear Mtn | 3.7 | ||
| Power Line Trail | 3.6 | ||
| Pope/Baldwin NRT Bike PathNational Recreation Trail | 3.4 | ||
| Trt Daggett North Loop | 3.4 | ||
| Eagle Falls TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 3.2 | ||
| Meiss Meadow- Round Lake Trail | 3.2 | ||
| Van Sickle Trail | 3.2 | ||
| Kings Beach | 2.9 | ||
| Warr Trail | 2.9 | ||
| Bayview TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 2.8 | ||
| Chimney Beach Trail | 2.8 | ||
| Ellis Peak Trail | 2.8 | ||
| Tamarack Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 2.8 | ||
| Tyrolian Downhill | 2.7 | ||
| Glen AlpineDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 2.6 | ||
| Scotts Lake Trail | 2.5 | ||
| Zephyr Cove Stables Trails | 2.4 | ||
| Chimney Beach | 2.2 | ||
| Genevieve TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 2.2 | ||
| Hawley Grade Nat. Rec. TrailNational Recreation Trail | 2 | ||
| Armstrong Connector | 1.9 | ||
| Corral Trail | 1.9 | ||
| The Great Ski Race | 1.9 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Trail | 1.8 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV System | 1.7 | ||
| Blackwood Creek Trail | 1.6 | ||
| Dardanelles Trail | 1.5 | ||
| Gray Lake Trail (MT. Rose)Mt. Rose Wilderness Wilderness | 1.5 | ||
| Half Moon Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 1.5 | ||
| High School Trail | 1.5 | ||
| Lost Lake | 1.5 | ||
| Railroad Grade Trail | 1.5 | ||
| Cowboy Traverse | 1.4 | ||
| Iroquois to Water Tank | 1.4 | ||
| Saxon Connector | 1.4 | ||
| Saxon Urban Trails | 1.4 | ||
| Twisted Cedar Trail | 1.4 | ||
| Castlerock Area | 1.2 | ||
| Cathedral TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 1.2 | ||
| Rock Garden Trail | 1.2 | ||
| Trt N Canyon Campground Spur | 1.2 | ||
| Angora Lake Trail | 1 | ||
| Clark Trail | 1 | ||
| Eagle Meadows TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 1 | ||
| PCT Ralston Lake SpurDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 1 | ||
| Rabe Trail (lam Watah) | 1 | ||
| Sierra Sidewinder | 1 | ||
| Trt Marlette Peak Loop | 1 | ||
| Grass Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 0.9 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Rte 4 | 0.9 | ||
| Lower Saxon Connector | 0.9 | ||
| Tahoe Mountain Connector | 0.9 | ||
| High Meadows OHV Trail | 0.8 | ||
| Osgood Trail Connector | 0.8 | ||
| Sandpit Connector | 0.8 | ||
| Valley View Trail | 0.8 | ||
| Watson Creek | 0.8 | ||
| Cascade Falls Trail | 0.7 | ||
| Cathedral Spur | 0.7 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Rte 1 | 0.7 | ||
| Marlette Dam | 0.7 | ||
| PCT Echo Summit Connector | 0.7 | ||
| Stateline Lookout Trail | 0.7 | ||
| Devron Connector | 0.6 | ||
| Rainbow Trail | 0.6 | ||
| Trt Segment 1 Grass Lake Spur | 0.6 | ||
| Cowboy Connector | 0.5 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Rte 2 | 0.5 | ||
| Margery TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 0.5 | ||
| Moraine Trail | 0.5 | ||
| Susie Lateral TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 0.5 | ||
| Tahoe Rim Trail Kbs T/H Spur | 0.5 | ||
| Tallac Bicycle Loop, NRT | 0.5 | ||
| Triangle Lateral TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 0.5 | ||
| Zephyr Bike Path | 0.5 | ||
| Cowboy Hat Trail | 0.4 | ||
| Fallen Leaf Cg Bike Path | 0.4 | ||
| Lake of the Sky Trail | 0.4 | ||
| Phipps Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 0.4 | ||
| Saddle Road Connector | 0.4 | ||
| Tahoe Rim Trail Kbn T/H Spur | 0.4 | ||
| Visitor Center to Fallen Leaf | 0.4 | ||
| Al Tahoe Connector | 0.3 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Loop 2 | 0.3 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Route 5 | 0.3 | ||
| Lake of the Woods TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 0.3 | ||
| Triangle Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 0.3 | ||
| Trt Brockway Vista Spur | 0.3 | ||
| Upper Truckee Meadow Trails | 0.3 | ||
| Forest Tree Trail | 0.2 | ||
| Lost Lane RD to Water Tank | 0.2 | ||
| MT. Tallac TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 0.2 | ||
| PCT Echo Boat Landing Trail | 0.2 | ||
| Trt Daggett NE Vista Spur | 0.2 | ||
| Trt Daggett Summit Connector | 0.2 | ||
| Trt Herlan Peak Spur | 0.2 | ||
| Trt Round Lake Spur | 0.2 | ||
| Eagle Falls Vista | 0.1 | ||
| Eagle Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness Wilderness | 0.1 | ||
| Kings Beach SystemAccessible | 0.1 | ||
| Trt Granite Crest Vista Spur | 0.1 | ||
| Zephyr Cove Campground | 0.1 | ||
| Fire Prevention Trail | 0 | ||
| Golden Bear Connector | 0 |
Trails in plain text are shorter than 4.5 miles and are listed here only. Length, class and uses come from the same Forest Service record. Data refreshed September 18, 2026.