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Best Hiking Trails in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

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Overview

Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park is a state park in Nevada, the park is part of the American Discovery Trail.

Getting Started

You can access the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park via the Spooner Trailhead off of HWY 50 or via the Park entrance. Open to hiking, biking & horseback riding.

When to Go

For park information visit http://parks.nv.gov/parks/lake-tahoe-nevada-state-park-1

All year park - Winter open for Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing. Fall has wonderful fall colors.

Permits

Fee Parking

Dog Info

Dogs are allowed a few creeks and lakes accessible for water.


Resources

  • parks.nv.gov

  • Hiking Trails (15)
  • Reviews (48)
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    Tunnel Creek to Spooner via Tahoe Rim Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 16.9 mi
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    Lake Tahoe via Tunnel Creek Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.8 mi
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    Marlette Lake Dam via National Forest Development Road 038 and Flume Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 13.6 mi
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    Tunnel Creek Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 7.0 mi
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    Marlette Lake
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 8.8 mi
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    Marlette Lake
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.0 mi
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    Marlette Peak Campground Loop via Tahoe Rim Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 23.4 mi
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    Hobart Creek Dam Loop via Franktown Creek Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 12.5 mi
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    Marlette Lake Dam Loop via Chimney Beach
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 8.6 mi
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    Hidden Beach via Tahoe East Shore Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.4 mi
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    twistedyogi 4 years, 4 months ago
    Bear Scratch Recon
    Classic Tahoe Ascent and Descent. Big snow, park in Sand Harbor, pay $15 for parking (ticket anywhere else). Walk road north to scenic turnout, cross street and skin track is there. Multiple routes up and down, as well as the classic Bear Scratch.
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    ToughRavine9774 5 years, 1 month ago
    Tahoe historic lodge trail
    Nice trail to go to the beach but the loop is unmarked and goes through the historic lodge property.
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    CrispCave7653 9 months, 3 weeks ago
    Tunnel Cafe to Flume Trail out and back
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    RusticWatch6635 10 months, 1 week ago
    Tunnel creek hike
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    Donnie Boy Heldoorn 1 year, 9 months ago
    Hobart To Marlette Lake
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    DecentStream4385 1 year, 10 months ago
    TRT Reroute #1 - Mt rose to Spooner
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    LastMarsh5999 1 year, 11 months ago
    Track (6/8/24, 10:17:33AM)
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    TameOlive4844 2 years, 6 months ago
    Flume Trail
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    SlimStove8534 2 years, 8 months ago
    Marlette Lake Trail
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    FullWBottle9420 2 years, 8 months ago
    Marlette Flume to Tunnel Creek
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    Tim Roide 2 years, 10 months ago
    Spooner Flume Red House Sunflower MTB
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    Zw3uYyXP 2 years, 10 months ago
    Spooner Lake to Marlette Lake & back
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    DeepWBottle2883 2 years, 10 months ago
    Track (7/8/23, 8:23:36AM)
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    HardFir8767 2 years, 11 months ago
    Marlette Lake vía chimney beach trail
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    EpicSki3850 3 years ago
    Monkey Rock
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    Melinda Brogna 3 years ago
    Incline village trail
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    WavyGlen1867 3 years, 4 months ago
    Bear Claws (1/17/23, 8:05:17AM)
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    hank1980 3 years, 6 months ago
    Track (11/29/22, 11:51:07AM)
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    jimmygeez7 3 years, 7 months ago
    Mt Rose Hwy to Carson
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    Mbyogi 3 years, 7 months ago
    Aspen hike w Jess Eric Spencer x4 dogs
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    kirkrwagner 3 years, 11 months ago
    Marlette Lake Dam via Chimney Beach
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    MistyGaiters5172 3 years, 11 months ago
    Marlette Lake Dam via Chimney Beach
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    DeepWBottle2883 4 years ago
    Track (5/20/22. Tunnel creek to Marlette
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    Cheryl Lloyd 4 years, 4 months ago
    Bear Claw BC Track (1/1/22, 9:37:26AM)
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    SureVista5792 4 years, 4 months ago
    Track (12/31/21, 8:26:56AM)
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    tahoetrail 4 years, 6 months ago
    2111- Tunnel Creek to Twin Lakes (cropped at end; with Mom)
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    Devin Avery 4 years, 6 months ago
    Marlette Peak Campground via Tahoe Rim Trail
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    DawnTundra8307 4 years, 10 months ago
    Marlette Lake and Chimney Beach Loop Trail
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    HillyLily1609 4 years, 10 months ago
    Marlette Peak Campground Loop via Tahoe Rim Trail
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    Shennon Sarich 5 years ago
    Spooner Lake Dam to NV 28, Douglas County, NV, USA
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    Zach 5 years ago
    Marketer Lake
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    DarkLake3103 5 years, 6 months ago
    Marlette Lake Loop
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    Marco Palilla 5 years, 7 months ago
    2020 Flume Trail Ride
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    AlertVista5240 5 years, 7 months ago
    Spooner to Marlette to Mt Rose
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    ZanyBreeze1551 5 years, 7 months ago
    Track (10/5/20, 12:40:59PM)
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    TameRidge1575 5 years, 9 months ago
    Tunnel Creek Road
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    Andreas Edrich 5 years, 10 months ago
    Marlette Lake Hike
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    Kkphoto 5 years, 10 months ago
    Epic flumes!
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    AlertVista5240 5 years, 11 months ago
    TRT: Mt Rose to Spooner
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    ToughFish7619 5 years, 11 months ago
    Twin Lakes off of TRT
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    EasySquall3065 5 years, 11 months ago
    Whit Birthday Bike Ride
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    yingfeiwei 6 years, 3 months ago
    Track (2/6/20, 11:06:22AM)
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    SF 6 years, 6 months ago
    East Lake Trail (Incline to Sand Harbor)
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    matt belman 6 years, 7 months ago
    Track (10/25/19, 2:27:22PM)
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    Norm Williams 6 years, 7 months ago
    Track (10/5/19, 9:46:13AM)
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    yingfeiwei 6 years, 8 months ago
    Track (9/7/19, 6:58:10PM)
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    Andreas Edrich 6 years, 10 months ago
    Track (7/25/19, 13:50:17)
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    DustyMist8847 6 years, 11 months ago
    Lake Tahoe via Tunnel Creek Road
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