Tahoe Trail Guide

Summers at Lake Tahoe are about as good as it gets. You can expect warm, sunny days and cool, clear nights. The hiking trails at Lake Tahoe are just as ideal. Along them you can travel near Lake Tahoe, across open meadows, through alpine forests, and well above treeline.

As you would expect, most trails featured on Tahoe Trail Guide are along established and maintained hiking trails. They range from short family fun hikes to all-day hikes. In some cases, you’ll find multi-day hikes (i.e. for backpacking). There are also some trails featured on the website that are less of an actual trail and more of a route. Those that fall into this latter category are suggested only for the ambitious and experienced hikers who possess land navigation skills.

No matter the geography and regardless of the classification of summer Tahoe hiking trail you choose, you’re sure to have an excellent outdoor adventure with exceptional views.

Because Lake Tahoe is essentially considered four different locations by Tahoe locals (think the four cardinal points – north, south, east, west), for easy navigation choose the location of hiking trail in your neck of the woods.

• North Tahoe Hiking
• South Tahoe Hiking
• East Tahoe Hiking
• West Tahoe Hiking

Tahoe Trail Guide’s mission is to provide information, education, and inspiration for all people seeking to recreate outdoors

Tahoe Trail Guide is an information hub that’ll inspire and assist you when planning hikes, backpacking trips, cross-country ski tours, and snowshoe excursions at Lake Tahoe and in the surrounding Sierra Nevada Mountains. Unique aspects of Tahoe Trail Guide include:

• Detailed trail data for the Lake Tahoe Region
• Trip planning recommendations and tips on documenting your adventure
• Universal lessons, knowledge, and etiquette about backcountry travel
• Articles about the natural and local history of the Lake Tahoe Region
• Stories from the backcountry and tales from the trail
• Inspiring and unique imagery of the Lake Tahoe Region

Click the Tahoe Trails Overview link to see a map of how I organize the Lake Tahoe region (north, south, east, west), as well as how I’ve categorized and tagged the trails featured on Tahoe Trail Guide.

Tahoe Trail Guide launched in 2017, and was created by Tahoe local and avid outdoorsman, Jared “Schoolboy” Manninen. In addition to being an artist and author, I’m an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker (1999) and Tahoe Rim Trail thru-hiker (2014). I’m also a Wilderness First Responder (2019), PSIA Cross Country Ski Instructor (2020), Leave No Trace Trainer (2020), and CA Naturalist (2020).