Spooner Lake (Lake Tahoe NV SP)
East Shore, Lake Tahoe · near Carson City / Incline Village · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Nordic & Snowshoe
At a glance
- Best season
- Dec–Mar; east-shore snow can be variable
What is here
- Activities
- classic · snowshoe · backcountry
- Setting
- lake
- Amenities
- Serene lakeside Nordic trails · Aspen groves & meadows · Backcountry to Marlette Lake · State-park setting
- Best for
- Quiet lakeside touring
- Features
- Scenic Spooner Lake loops · Aspen & meadow trails · Backcountry to Marlette · Peaceful state park
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Variable east-shore snowpack · Cold, wind on exposed sections · Backcountry beyond groomed trails · Layers & navigation
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Rentals
- No
Nordic & Snowshoe detail
- Venue
- park
- Ability
- intermediate
- Snow
- 3
- Trail notes
- Quiet marked Nordic trails around a serene lake on Tahoe's east shore — aspen groves, meadow, and forest in a state park, with backcountry touring toward Marlette Lake
- Terrain note
- ~7,000–7,800 ft; groomed & marked trails; variable snow
- Intl tip
- A peaceful blend of groomed and marked Nordic trails in a lakeside state park on Tahoe's quiet east shore. Easy loops circle Spooner Lake through aspen groves and meadows; longer marked and backcountry routes climb toward Marlette Lake for solitude. A wild state-park feel rather than a resort. East-shore snow is variable (thinner, wind-affected) — check conditions, dress in layers, carry navigation for ungroomed reaches. Scenic and low-key.
The guide
Spooner Lake, tucked into the forested hills of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park on the quiet east shore, offers a peaceful blend o…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Spooner Lake (Lake Tahoe NV SP) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.11, -119.91