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Chimney Beach

Carson City, Nevada, United States

Chimney Beach 3 photos

  • Chimney Beach, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 20220906, 04

    Chimney Beach, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 20220906, 04. Blake Everett Carroll, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Chimney Beach, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 20220906, 05

    Chimney Beach, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 20220906, 05. Blake Everett Carroll, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Lake Tahoe Beach

    Lake Tahoe Beach. http://tahoesignatureproperties.com/, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:09 pm
8 am
4.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
4°C40°F
Water
—
Wind
159 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
4.5Fair8 am53
4.2Fair9 am53
3.9Poor10 am64
3.8Poor11 am21
3.6Poor12 pm106
4.2Fair1 pm85
4.7Fair2 pm64
3.8Poor3 pm1912
4.2Fair4 pm106
3.3Poor5 pm2213
4.1Fair6 pm1610
Fri
4.6Fair8 am117
4.5Fair9 am117
4.7Fair10 am85
6.1Good11 am53
6.7Good12 pm138
6.9Good1 pm1610
6.5Good2 pm1911
6.4Good3 pm2012
6.5Good4 pm2113
6.3Good5 pm2314
5.1Fair6 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 3%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h31 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Chimney Beach

Chimney Beach is a beach in Nevada, United States. It is located near Secret Cove Beach, which is 0.69 miles away. The nearest town is Incline Village, 6 miles away, and there is free parking available 890 feet from the beach.

From Wikipedia

Chimney Beach is a beach on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. It is named after the chimney that is on the shoreline. The chimney once served an old cabin, but now stands alone.

The parking area for the beach is on the south edge of Lake Tahoe – Nevada State Park on Nevada State Route 28 and is the trailhead for the Chimney Beach Trail. It is 0.5 miles (0.80 km) long to hike from the Secret Harbor Parking Lot down to Chimney Beach on the east shore of Lake Tahoe. Chimney Beach is located near the end of Marlette Creek. The trail connects to a series of mountain trails just south of Marlette Lake.

Source: Chimney Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms300 m980 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m890 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
9.6 km6 miIncline Village (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miCarson Airport (CSN)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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