Lake Tahoe - Prey Meadows/ Skunk Harbor
This is a great walk through a mixed conifer forest with filtered views of Lake Tahoe along the way
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Day Hike - Out and Back |
| Distance (Total): |
3.0 miles / 4.8 km |
| Elevation Gain: |
600 feet / 183 meters |
| Minimum Elevation: |
6,200 feet / 1,890 meters |
| Maximum Elevation: |
6,800 feet / 2,073 meters |
| Hiking Season: |
- All Year Long
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| Things To See: |
- Lake Views
- Wildflowers
- Woods
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| Difficulty: |
Easy |
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Snow free in early spring, this is a great walk through a mixed conifer forest with filtered views of Lake Tahoe along the way. When you reach a fork in the road, you have two options. The left fork leads to Prey Meadows which is blanketed with many varieties of wildflowers in the spring. The right fork leads you to Skunk Harbor, a small picturesque cove which offers great swimming and sunbathing in the summer.
Look for the remains of an old railroad grade along the way, built in the 1870's as part of the network to supply timber to Virginia City.
Click on the marker on the map to get Google directions to the trailhead.
| Latitude: |
39.1256658126 degrees / 39° 7.540' / 39° 7' 32.40" |
| Longitude: |
-119.93019104 degrees / -119° 55.811' / -119° 55' 48.69" |
| Location: |
Carson City, Nevada, United States |
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Take Highway 28 from Highway 50 north approximately 2 miles. Look for an iron pipe gate on the west side of the highway. Park in one of the turnouts along the highway but do not block the gate.
You can also click on the marker on the map to get Google directions to the trailhead.
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| Created by Nick on 11/07/2007 |
| Last edited by Nick on 11/07/2007 |
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