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NORTH LAKE TAHOE AREA INFORMATION, ACTIVITIES & WEATHER

About Lake Tahoe

Distances to Places

Activities

Public Transportation

Regional Weather

ABOUT LAKE TAHOE:

Lake Tahoe is North America's largest Alpine lake.

It is 22 miles long & 12 miles wide

It is the 10th deepest lake in the world at a depth of 1645 feet

Due to it's volume, Lake Tahoe never freezes over, and even in the summer, doesn't get as warm as some of us would like!

(Although it wouldn't have it's renouned blue hue if it were warmer because more algae would grow in it & turn it greener!)

The average water temperature of the lake in July, August & the beginning of September is about 68 degrees

If it's been hot and still for several days, the lake temperature can get up to 72 degrees

Many people use a wetsuit for water-skiing in Lake Tahoe.

DISTANCES TO PLACES:

Ski Areas:

Northstar: 15 minutes

Diamond Peak: 10-15 minutes

Alpine Meadows: 25-30 minutes

Squaw Valley: 25-30 minutes

Mt. Rose: 25-30 minutes

Nearby Locales:

Kings Beach: 3 minutes

North Stateline/Crystal Bay casino area: 5 minute walk

Tahoe Vista: 7-10 minutes

Carnelian Bay: 10 minutes

Tahoe City: 15 minutes

Truckee: 15-20 minutes

Top of Mt. Rose: 20 minutes

Areas of interest within an hour away:

Carson City: 45 minutes

Reno: 45-60 minutes

South Tahoe: 45-60 minutes
ACTIVITIES:
We are very centrally located for most of the area's recreational and cultural activities. In the kitchen you will find 2 big binders of brochures, maps, and other regional information. For your anticipation, you will find below, a list of some of these activities.

Beaches, public:

Kings Beach - 3 minute drive

Neighborhood Beach - 5 minute walk

Tahoe Vista Beaches - 7 minute drive

Sand Harbor - 15 minute drive

Tahoe City Commons Beach - 15 minute drive

Biking:

Miles of bike paths within 20 minutes

Many Moutain Biking trails within 10-30 minutes.

Boat rental: (ski boats, kayaks, canoes, pedal boats, jet skis, etc.)

Kings Beach

Tahoe Vista

Tahoe City.

Boat launch: Kings Beach, Tahoe City.

Bowling: Bowl Incline (10 mins.)

Cultural Events:

visiting performing groups & art gallery shows as detailed each week in North Tahoe Truckee This Week

Summer Music Festival (various locations, all within 15 to 30 minutes)

Shakespeare Festival (in August at Sand Harbor)

chamber music (summers at Incline Village)

Chautauqua history performances (in July at Sand Harbor)

Fishing:

Many, many locations in the area for fishing on your own for rainbow, brown, brook & cutthroat trout

Many guided tours available especially for our huge mackinaw

Gambling & Shows:

North Stateline/Crystal Bay

Hyatt Lake Tahoe in Incline Village

South Tahoe

Reno

Golf Courses:

Within 15 minutes:

Old Brockway Golf Course

Incline Village Championship Course

Incline Village Mountain Course

Northstar Championship Course

Tahoe City Golf Course

25 to 30 Minutes away:

Resort at Squaw Creek Championship Course

Tahoe Donner Gold Course

Ponderosa Course

45 minutes away or more:

Glenbrook Golf Course (45 minutes)

Quite a few more in South Tahoe & Reno.

Gymnasium with pool: Incline Recreation Center

Hiking & snowshoeing: many trails within 10-30 minutes.

Horseback Riding:

Northstar

Alpine Meadows

Squaw Valley.

Ice skating: Squaw Valley, Northstar

Lake Access: 5 min. (3 block) walk to a neighborhood swimming area (& beach if the water is low enough).

Miniature Golf:

Kings Beach

Carnelian Bay

Movie theaters:

Kings Beach

Incline Village

Truckee

Tahoe City

Squaw Valley

Parasailing: Kings Beach

Restaurants:

Some as close as a 3 minute walk

Many, many others within a 2-15 minute drive

Shopping:

Crafts Fairs summer weekends in:

Kings Beach

Tahoe City

Farmers Markets in:

Kings Beach

Tahoe City

Truckee

Homewood

Fine Shops in:

Kings Beach

Incline Village

Tahoe City

Truckee

Carson City

South Lake Tahoe

Reno

Sledding

10 minutes away - North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista

20 minutes away - Mt Rose meadows

Snow mobiling: on Brockway Summit (5-10 minutes)

Snow Skiing: Downhill & Snow Boarding

Within 15 to 20 minutes:

Northstar-at-Tahoe

Diamond Peak

Within 30 minutes:

Squaw Valley

Alpine Meadows

Mt. Rose

Sugar Bowl

Homewood

Granlibakken

Donner Ski Ranch

Soda Springs

Boreal

Tahoe Donner

Within 45 to 90 minutes:

Heavenly Valley (45 to 60 minutes)

Kirkwood (90 minutes)

Sierra-at-Tahoe (90 minutes)

Snow Skiing: Cross-country

Within 10 minutes:

North Tahoe Regional Park (Tahoe Vista)

Within 15 to 20 minutes:

Northstar-at-Tahoe

Tahoe Cross Country (in Tahoe City)

Granlibakken Ski Area

Within 25 minutes:

Squaw Creek Cross Country

Tahoe Donner (Truckee)

Within 30 to 60 minutes from the house, west of Donner Summit:

Royal Gorge

Clair Tappaan Lodge

Eagle Mountain Cross Country

Spooner Lake Cross Country (on the way to Carson within 30 minutes)

Sorenson's (near South Lake Tahoe, within 75 minutes)

Tennis:

Public courts at National Avenue Recreation area in Tahoe Vista

Incline Village Recreation Center

Granlibakken Racquet Club (20 minutes)

High Camp Bath & Tennis Club (Squaw Valley, 30 mins.).

Tours of Lake Tahoe:

paddlewheel boat with brunch, lunch, happy hour or dinner tours (Tahoe Gal, M.S.Dixie II, & Tahoe Queen)

Sailing tours (Woodwind, & Action Watersports' Tahoe Thunder & Windsong)

Water sports: Water skiing & wake boarding

Kings Beach

Tahoe Vista

Tahoe City

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; FREE SKI SHUTTLES

Free ski resort shuttle busses:
(All the following shuttles pick up at Cal-Neva Lodge, which is a 5 minute walk from the house.)

Squaw Valley

Call Squaw Valley to request pick-up.

Alpine Meadows

Northstar

Diamond Peak

Year round TART busses (Tahoe Area Regional Transportation) pick up on Highway 28, just beyond Cal-Neva. TART goes from Incline Village to Sugar Pine Point in Meeks Bay, and to Truckee via Highway 89.

The Truckee Trolley, which runs in the summer only, also picks up on Hwy 28, just beyond Cal-Neva. The Trolley goes from Incline Village to Emerald Bay where you can transfer to the Nifty 50 Trolley, which operates from early June to late Sept., & which will take you to South Tahoe. (In the winter, Hwy 89 around Emerald Bay is closed due to snow.)

Taxis: There are always taxis available in front of the casinos, a 5 minute walk from the house.

WEATHER & LAKE TAHOE REGION TEMPERATURE:
(All the following information is based on my observations over the years and is given in Fahrenheit Degrees; you might want to check with a more official source as well!)

December through March you can expect temperatures from 10 to 55 degrees.

April, May, & June temperatures are generally between 40 & 70 degrees although it is not unusual to have one rogue snowstorm in May.

July & August have daytime temperatures of 70 to 90 degrees, with the evenings cooling off to 60-75 degrees.

September & October days are gorgeous with no crowds and temperatures from 60-75 degrees in the day and 40-65 in the evenings; (late June weather can be similar). However, occasionally snowstorms occur in October as well.

November can either be colder like December or warmer like October. When it is windy, the wind coming across the lake can make it feel a lot colder than the temperature reading, but it is very dry here, so that helps!

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