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Lake Tahoe
Tahoe Ski, Snowboard & Snowshoe Areas ........... 365 South Lake Tahoe & Stateline ....................... 370 Western Shore .............. 382 Tahoe City ..................... 385 Squaw Valley ................388 Truckee & Donner Lake ..............................389 Northern Shore ............ 393 Eastern Shore............... 395
Best Places to Eat » Moody’s Bistro & Lounge (p 392 ) » Café Fiore (p 379 ) » Wild Goose (p 394 ) » Fire Sign Café (p 385 ) » Dockside 700 Wine Bar & Grill (p 387 )
Best Places to Stay » Cedar House Sport Hotel (p 391 ) » Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn (p 388 ) » Tahoma Meadows Bed & Breakfast Cottages (p 384 ) » Deerfield Lodge at Heavenly (p 377 ) » Clair Tappaan Lodge (p 391 )
Why Go? Shimmering in myriad shades of blue and green, Lake Tahoe is the USA’s second-deepest lake and, at 6255ft high, it’s also one of the highest-elevation lakes in the country. Generally speaking, the north shore is quiet and upscale; the west shore, rugged and old-timey; the east shore, undeveloped; and the south shore, busy and tacky, with aging motels and flashy casinos. Driving around the lake’s spellbinding 72mile scenic shoreline will give you quite a workout behind the wheel.
The horned peaks surrounding the lake, which straddles the California–Nevada state line, are year-round destinations. The sun shines on Tahoe three out of four days in the year. Swimming, boating, kayaking, windsurfi ng, stand-up paddle boarding and other water sports take over in summer, as do hiking, camping and wilderness backpacking adventures. Winter brings bundles of snow, perfect for those of all ages to hit the slopes at Tahoe’s top-tier ski and snowboard resorts.
When to Go South Lake Tahoe °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm 40/104 10/250
30/86 8/200
20/68 6/150
10/50 4/100
2/500/32
0-10/14 J F M A M J J A S O N D
Jul–Aug Beach Sep–Oct Cooler Dec–Mar Snow season; wild temperatures, sports galore at flowers bloom, colorful foliage resorts; storms and hiking and and fewer tourists bring hazardous mountain-biking after Labor Day. roads. trails open.
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Lake Tahoe Highlights � Castle on sparkling Emerald 1 Surveying the shimmering expanse of Lake Tahoe aboard Bay, to DL Bliss State Park a kayak or from the sandy 4 Swimming in an outdoor �beach at Zephyr Cove (p 373 ) lagoon, or ice-skating above � 8000ft atop the cable-car line 2 Swooshing down the vertiginous double-black- in Squaw Valley (p 388 ) diamond runs of Heavenly ski 5 Thundering down the �resort (p 366 ) Flume Trail (p 396 ) on a 3 Trekking the Rubicon mountain bike to tranquil Trail (p 383 ) from Vikingsholm Spooner Lake. �
6 Escaping summer crowds with an overnight backpack to alpine lakes and high-country meadows in the Desolation Wilderness (p 374 )
7 Cozying up with your family around a lakefront beach fi repit or inside a cozy cabin at Tahoe Vista (p 393 ) on the no-fuss northern shore
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