ActivitiesHikingAngora Lakes Trailhead
Angora Lakes Trailhead
South Shore, hiking, easy
A wide half-mile path climbs from the lot at the end of Angora Ridge Road to the two Angora Lakes, set in a granite bowl about 1,000 feet above Fallen Leaf Lake. The road is seasonal.
In short: Angora Lakes Trailhead is an easy hike on Lake Tahoe's South Shore: 1 mi round trip, 200 ft of elevation gain, a high point of 7,450 ft. The season is Jun – Sep, no permit is needed, dogs are allowed.
- Distance, round trip
- 1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 200 ft
- High point
- 7,450 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
Where it is
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Trail details
- Two lakes in a granite bowl
- Under Angora Peak and Echo Peak
- Short and family friendly
- Swimming
- Trail
- Angora Lakes Trail
- Season
- Jun – Sep
- Permit
- None needed
- Parking
- Paid lot at the end of Angora Ridge Road, Fills early on summer weekends
- Dogs
- Allowed
Go with a guide. Walk the basin with a local guide, on a trail matched to your group and the season.
Guided hikeConditions today
- Right now
- 72°F, Sunny
- Today
- High 72°, low 48°
- Wind
- 8 mph
- Campfires
- Metal rings only
- TomorrowPartly Cloudy, 10% chance of rain68° 45°
- ThuMostly Clear, 5% chance of rain74° 50°
- FriPM Storms, 75% chance of rain61° 44°
Know before you go
- Permits
- Desolation Wilderness needs a permit for both day hikes and overnight trips. Most other trails in the basin need none.
- Parking
- Lots at Eagle Falls, D.L. Bliss and other popular trailheads fill by 9am on summer weekends. Start early or go midweek.
- Altitude
- Trailheads start around 6,300 feet and the highest summits top 10,000. Carry more water than you would at sea level and take the first day easy.
- Weather
- Summer afternoons can bring thunderstorms. Plan to be off exposed ridges and summits by early afternoon.
More hiking within 5 miles
- Glen Alpine Trailhead1.6 mi, moderate
- Echo Lake Trailhead3.0 mi, moderate
- Mount Tallac Trailhead3.1 mi, strenuous
- Fallen Leaf Lake Moraine Trail3.7 mi, easy
- Taylor Creek Rainbow Trail4.4 mi, easy
- Cascade Falls Trailhead4.5 mi, easy
Nearest campgrounds
- Fallen Leaf Lake Campground1.9 mi, 206 sites
- Camp Richardson — RV Village4.4 mi, 98 sites
- Campground by the Lake6.0 mi, 170 sites