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Cave Rock Trail

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 4.6 (5)
  1. Areas
  2. NV
  3. …Lake Tahoe Area, Reno, Carson City
  4. …Lake Tahoe
  5. Cave Rock State Park
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“Hike up to the top of Cave Rock with panoramic views of Lake Tahoe. ”

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0.4

Miles

0.6

KM

Point to Point

6,512' 1,985 m

High

6,342' 1,933 m

Low

101' 31 m

Up

173' 53 m

Down

13%

Avg Grade (7°)

49%

Max Grade (26°)

Dogs Unknown

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Need to Know

Turn left at the trail split

Description

The trail is extremely easy until the turn and ascent up Cave Rock. At this point, the trail becomes very steep and rocky, but the views of Lake Tahoe from the top are worth the trek.

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Land Manager: Nevada State Parks

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  4.6 from 5 votes

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#1

in Cave Rock State Park

#54

in Nevada

#7,517

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The snowy mountains across Lake Tahoe through the bushes on top of Cave Rock.
Jun 29, 2020 near Kingsbury, NV
Lake Tahoe from the top of Cave Rock.
Jun 29, 2020 near Kingsbury, NV
Lake Tahoe from Cave Rock Trail.
Jun 29, 2020 near Kingsbury, NV
Shoreline north of Cave Rock.
Jun 29, 2020 near Kingsbury, NV

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Dec 8, 2023
Mike Sanders
Oct 26, 2021
Jennifer H
Beautiful views. Trail was a bit slushy. 0.8mi
Oct 5, 2019
Two_4_Exploring Lets_Go!
Jul 28, 2019
Chris ॐ
Hike with Kavi. 0.4mi
Jun 27, 2019
Tilman Giese
Jun 23, 2019
Julie Mikus
Beautiful views of the lake on the rocks over the tunnel in South Tahoe. There is limited parking because of it being in a residential neighbor. 0.4mi
Jun 17, 2019
Patrick Nabavi
First hike with Jaden. 0.6mi — 0h 16m
Jun 14, 2019
C. R. Houston

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