Tucked at the east end of Kings Beach where the shoreline bends toward Crystal Bay, Speedboat delivers the granite-boulder-and-turquoise-water look of the East Shore without the state-park machinery. Huge rounded rocks rise from the sand and march a few hundred yards out into the lake —” kids scramble them, photographers stalk them at sunset, and swimmers use them as diving platforms in late summer.
The trade-off is access: it's a neighborhood beach reached by a public stairway between houses, with only a scatter of legal street parking. That inconvenience is exactly what keeps it feeling local.
| Location | East end of Kings Beach —” public access path and stairs at the end of Harbor Avenue / Speedboat Avenue |
|---|---|
| Parking | Very limited street parking; read the signs carefully (no-parking zones are enforced) and arrive before ~9 am on summer days —” or walk/bike from central Kings Beach |
| Fee | Free |
| Access | A flight of stairs down to the sand —” not stroller or wheelchair friendly |
| Facilities | Minimal —” no rentals or snack bar; restroom and outdoor shower near the access point |
| Best for | Morning swims, boulder scrambling, photography, sunset picnics |