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Kings Beach State Recreational Area
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Kings Beach
Kings Beach, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 61% of Kings Beach is conserved land, roughly 1,146 acres. There are about 20 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Kings Beach, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Kings Beach outdoors
Conserved land
61%
1,146 of 1,896 acres
Trails
20 mi
6.8 mi per sq mi · 18 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
419 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.6 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Kings Beach
Kings BeachIn Kings Beach State Recreational Area
Secline Beach
Unnamed beach
Unnamed beach
Unnamed beach
Unnamed beach
Unnamed beach
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 7.2 miHorses 5.6 miUnpaved 15.9 mi
- Beaver Tail Trail1.2 mi
- Beaver Street Extension1.0 mi
- Saddle1.0 mi
- Lookout Peak0.2 mi
- Lakeview0.1 mi
Who protects the land
1,146 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis2
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Kings Beach
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 936 acState Other or Unknown 191 acState Recreation Area 16 acLocal Park 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 936 | Open |
| Unnamed site - California Tahoe ConservancyState Other or Unknown | State conservation | 191 | Closed |
| Kings Beach State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area | State parks | 16 | Open |
| Secline BeachLocal Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Benny Heineike's RockMonument
Nearby
Kings Beach and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Beach | 60.5% | 20.3 mi | 1 |
| Tahoe Vista | 46% | 18.1 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Kings Beach's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.