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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
The Top 6 Mountain Passes in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Whether it be for the views, for the climbs or for the downhill descents, browse our list of the best mountain passes in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and make your next adventure one to remember. Contributed by the community, for the community, each mountain pass Highlight is a personal recommendation you know you can trust, so simply find your favorite and go.
Last updated: September 30, 2025
This is the highest point near the Echo Lake trailhead, offering great views. You'll need to hike west along the shore of Lower Echo Lake, then start climbing into the hills, in order to get a better vista.
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Fun downhill ride from the Tahoe Rim Trail to Fountain Place (and on toward Meyers), but also useful as a mostly bikable uphill trail, e.g., as part of a loop with Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. komoot.com/highlight/149917
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Awesome trail to Monument pass, that seems recently to have been routed a few hundred yards to the west
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This National Forest road provides access towards Relay Peak and other mountains in the region. It also crosses a number of trails you can take back down. If you climb โฆ
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Barker Pass is the junction for Baker Pass Road, Baker Meadow, FR 15N38 and the Pacific Crest Trail. Barker Pass is up FR 15N38 just 50 feet north of this โฆ
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