Important: Parking lot is only open May 1 - October 31st (although walk-ins are allowed year round).
This trail features a moderate waterfall (at least in spring and early summer), some barns, gondolas, and fantastic views of Lake Tahoe. There's a variety of routes available for the lower part, then up higher you're on a connector that leads to the Tahoe Rim Trail. You can continue on the Tahoe Rim Trail to make as long of a hike as you'd like.
It goes steadily up the mountainside, but with lots of switchbacks so it's never dramatically steep.
See the trail map at parks.nv.gov/forms/VanSickl...ckle_Bi_State_Park_Map.pdf
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