Fall is a magical season in the Tahoe Sierra, but once the color starts to appear don’t wait to get outside and enjoy it. It can sometimes only last days before it disappears until the next year.
Here’s a few spots to enjoy throughout the region.
East Shore
Clear Creek Trail
Spooner Summit trailhead | 6 miles RT | Easy-Moderate
Marlette Lake
Spooner Lake State Park | 10.2 mile RT | Moderate
Spooner Lake
Spooner Lake State Park | 2.5 mile RT | Easy
Mount Rose
Galena Falls
Mount Rose Summit trailhead | 2.5 miles RT | Easy-Moderate
Tahoe Meadows Nature Trail
Hwy 431 trailhead | 1.5-3.2 miles RT | Easy
North Shore
Page Meadows
Tahoe Rim Trail at Ward Creek Blvd. | 3.1 miles RT | Easy-Moderate
Hope Valley & beyond
Big Meadows, Round Lake & Meiss Meadows
Tahoe Rim Trail | 15.5 miles RT | Moderate-Strenuous
Blue Lakes
Off Highway 88 | 24-mile cycle RT | Moderate-Strenuous
Grover Hot Springs & Waterfall
Grover Hot Springs State Park | 3 miles RT | Easy-Moderate
Hope Valley
Anywhere along Highways 89 & 88 in any direction | Easy
Snowshoe Thompson Cave
Off Highway 88 | 1/2 mile RT | Easy
South Shore
Lam Watah Nature Trail
Kahle Drive, Stateline | 2.8 miles RT | Easy
Truckee
Donner Lake Rim Trail
Various trailheads | Up to 24 miles RT hiking & mountain biking | Moderate
Euer Valley Loop
From Tahoe Donner | 6-5 miles RT | Moderate-Strenuous
Johnson Canyon
Tahoe Donner | 4 miles RT | Moderate
West Shore
Barker Pass
Off Highway 89 | 7-mile cycle | Moderate
Hurricane Bay
Off Highway 89 | Kayak, paddle or just relax & enjoy
