Lake Tahoe: Activities
Visit exciting and beautiful Lake Tahoe and find out why is one of America's most popular vacation destinations. From world class ski resorts to balloon flights, Lake Tahoe has it all.
Ski Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort & Gondola
800-2-HEAVEN 775-586-7000
Fax: 775-588-5517
www.skiheavenly.com
Heavenly is truly Lake Tahoe's premier mountain resort. Just steps away from the Stateline casinos, the Gondola at Heavenly provides easy access to Lake Tahoe's biggest and highest ski mountain. Sightseers can cruise from the heart of town, 2.4 miles up the mountain on the gondola while enjoying awe-inspiring shore-to-shore views of Lake Tahoe.
Sierra-at-Tahoe Snowsports Resort
530-659-7453
Fax: 530-659-7749
www.sierratahoe.com
Known for some of the finest tree skiing imaginable, Sierra opened five backcountry access gates. Boasting over 2,000 acres of dynamite terrain, Sierra-at-Tahoe also offers tubing, snowbikes and snowshoeing with guided tours, plus great deals for groups.
Lake Cruises
M.S. Dixie II
888-MSDIXIE 775-588-3508
Fax: 775-588-5021
www.tahoedixie2.com
Tahoe's Original Paddlewheeler Company brings you Tahoe's Newest and Largest Vessel! 30 years of experience combined with the spacious comfort of the 570 passenger MS Dixie II, produces spectacular sightseeing, great food and unbeatable hospitality year-round. Let your group discover for themselves why the Dixie II has been voted "Tahoe's Best Boat Cruise" for the last seven years in a row!
Woodwind Sailing Cruises
888-867-6394 775-588-3000
Fax: 775-588-7391
www.sailwoodwind.com
On a Woodwind Cruise wind and water work in harmony. Our boats have a multi-hull design providing exceptional stability while under sail, with wide decks, spacious seating and enclosed cabins. All of our boats are available for private charter.
Hornblower Cruises & Events
800-23-TAHOE 530-541-3364
Fax: 530-541-8685
www.hornblower.com
Crystal clear water. Fresh clean air. Gourmet cuisine. Hornblower has more to offer than any other venue. With more than 20 years of award-winning service, Hornblower is the #1 name in corporate meeting and event planning on the water. We offer four distinct vessels ranging from an authentic Mississippi paddlewheeler to an executive yacht. We can accommodate groups from 20 to 500. When you book with Hornblower leave the work to us.
Outdoor Adventure
Forest Service
(916) 252-7232
Summer and fall offer wonderful opportunities to get into the forests and mountains around the lake.
Grover Hot Springs State Park
(800) 444-PARK
There is a large hot pool, and the park features walking trails, camping, fishing, and picnicking. You may want to book a camping reservation during the busy summer months.
Water fun is available almost everywhere around the lake. South Lake Tahoe has a variety of places to enjoy beaches and take part in water activity, including Camp Richardson, where you can rent paddle boats and other craft. Zephyr Cove Marina, and Timber Cove Marina also offer rentals. South shore swimming and sunning places include Baldwin Beach, Pope Beach, Kiva Beach, Regan Beach, El Dorado Beach, and Nevada Beach.
Mountain Rides
Squaw Valley and Heavenly Tram
(916) 583-6985 / (775) 586-7000
The Heavenly Tram takes you a mile up the mountain at South Lake Tahoe/Stateline (over 8,000 feet elevation) with a restaurant at the top. The huge cable car at Squaw Valley takes you to High Camp, a fascinating recreation spot near the peaks, overlooking the lake and the surrounding mountains. A large swimming pool, restaurants, and even a bungee jump are located at High Camp, and trails cross the high meadows.
Enjoy Shakespeare
Sand Harbor State Park
(530) 265-9320
July and August bring William Shakespeare's plays to the beach at Sand Harbor, just south of Incline Village. The festival is managed and performed by the Foothill Theatre Company of Nevada City. One- and two-week Shakespeare camps are held each summer, for children ages 8 - 17.
Take a Ride
Camp Richardson Stables
Camp Richardson Stables offers seasonal riding activity, including summer hay rides, winter sleigh rides, and trail rides including excursions that lead to breakfast and dinner beside Fallen Leaf Lake. Highway 89 near the Forest Service info center.
Zephyr Cove Stables
Trail rides are conducted through the Tahoe forests. Rides with meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) are also available.
Sunset Corral
Easy rides on the mountain meadows, with an hourly rate.
Miscellaneous
Balloons Over Lake Tahoe
530-544-7008
www.balloonsoverlaketahoe.com
Seasonal balloon flights over The Lake. Enjoy the incredible scenic view while flying over one of the world's most breathtakingly beautiful lakes. Flights land on a boat.
Borges Sleigh & Carriage Rides
800-726-RIDE, 775-588-2953
The Borges family has delighted visitors from around the world with history, fun and nostalgia on their sleigh rides, hay rides and carriage rides. Groups welcome.
Camp Richardson Corral
877-541-3113
Fax: 530-541-3211
Horseback riding stables, including breakfast and dinner rides. Winter sleigh rides too!
Lake Tahoe Adventures
530-577-2940
Fax: 530-577-2944
www.laketahoeadventure.com
Lake Tahoe Adventures offers year-round scenic backcountry ATV, Jeep, and Hummer tours of the majestic Sierra Nevada mountains around Lake Tahoe. Snowmobile tours are offered in the winter. Group and custom tours are our specialty.
Lake Tahoe Balloons
530-544-1221
Fax: 530-541-5176
Year-round hot air balloon rides over Lake Tahoe. Fly from the world's only balloon launch boat. See all of Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada with a range of 50-100+ miles.
Ponderosa Ranch
(775) 831-0691
The ranch was constructed as a set for the TV series "Bonanza," and has become a popular Old West theme park. Located at the southern entrance to Incline Village, the ranch offers families a fine time -- taking hay rides, free pony rides, exploring the "Mystery Mine," plus a shooting gallery, places to eat, and touring the Ponderosa set.
Zephyr Cove Snowmobile Center
775-588-3833
Fax: 775-588-5021
www.tahoedixie2.com
"Tours to the Top of Tahoe" take you to 9000' and breathtaking Tahoe views. First time riders and groups welcome at the West's largest snowmobile center.
Zephyr Cove Special Events Center
775-589-4931
Fax: 775-588-5021
www.tahoedixie2.com
Team building, beach BBQ, or a white glove dinner? Let us plan and cater your event along the Tahoe shoreline at Zephyr Cove Resort. With all the Resort's amenities, one call handles it all for your group of 25 to 2000.