North Tahoe Regional Park
Managed by North Tahoe Public Utility District
112 acres1.9 mi of trail
Manzanita TrailTree Frog Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Tahoe Vista
Tahoe Vista has 18 miles of mapped trails, 6.7 for every square mile of land
47% of Tahoe Vista’s land is conserved, about 836 acres. 143 acres are parks and preserves, 136 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: North Tahoe Regional Park (1.9 mi).
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
47%
836 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
6.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
143 ac
136 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.0 mi
2.2 mi lanes · 1.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Tahoe Vista?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tahoe Vista have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tahoe Vista is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tahoe Vista’s overall grade.
Conserved land47% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails6.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land136 acres of park per 1,000 residents (143 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13AParks close to home83% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is North Tahoe Regional Park, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tahoe Vista Recreation Area and Boat Launch
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
North Tahoe Beach
Managed by California Tahoe Conservancy
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Moon Dunes Beach
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
North Tahoe Regional Park112 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · North Tahoe Public Utility District
DirectionsTahoe Vista Recreation Area and Boat Launch3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSandy Beach1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · California Tahoe Conservancy
DirectionsNorth Tahoe Beach3 acres · California Tahoe Conservancy
DirectionsMoon Dunes Beach2 acres
Who protects it
836 conserved acres
47% of Tahoe Vista’s land. Who manages Tahoe Vista’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service477 ac
State conservation224 ac
Regional agency112 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits3 ac
County2 ac
National Forest · 477 acState Other or Unknown · 224 acLocal Park · 112 acUnknown Easement · 3 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 477 | Open |
| Unnamed site - California Tahoe Conservancy State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 224 | Closed |
| North Tahoe Regional Park Local Park | Regional agency | 108 | Open |
| Secline Beach Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Unnamed site - Placer, County of Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Tahoe Vista
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Tahoe Vista
Moon Dunes BeachIn Moon Dunes Beach
DirectionsPlus 7 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Tahoe Vista
Dog ParkIn North Tahoe Regional Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Tahoe Vista
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
7 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.3 miHorses · 0.7 miUnpaved · 10.6 mi
Tahoe Rim Trail0.7 mi
Manzanita Trail0.5 mi
North Ridge Trail0.5 mi
Lake Ridge Trail0.5 mi
Cedar Trail0.4 mi
Lake View Trail0.3 mi
Tree Frog Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
4.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Tahoe Rim TrailBike route
0.7 miCourts & fields
5Tennis
2Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Tahoe Vista: May to August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Tahoe Vista →
Next door
Tahoe Vista and its neighbors
Tahoe Vista has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe Vista | 47% | 6.7 | 136 | 83% | A+ |
| Kings Beach | 63% | 7.1 | 8 | 88% | A |
| Carnelian Bay | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tahoe Vista
Where can I hike in Tahoe Vista?
The longest trail networks: North Tahoe Regional Park, 1.9 miles; Tahoe Vista Recreation Area and Boat Launch, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tahoe Vista is conserved land?
47% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Tahoe Vista’s trails?
North Tahoe Regional Park and Tahoe Vista Recreation Area and Boat Launch don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tahoe Vista?
4.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of painted or protected lanes and 1.8 of off-road paths. Named routes: Tahoe Rim Trail.
Is there public land near Tahoe Vista?
76,680 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tahoe Vista or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 625 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tahoe Vista have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tahoe Vista neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →