Lake Tahoe
Good to know
- Best time to go
- June to August for water activities; December to March for skiing
- Budget
- $$
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Lake Tahoe straddles the California-Nevada border in the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 6,225 feet, covering 191 square miles with water of extraordinary clarity. The lake is surrounded by forested slopes and granite outcrops, and its deep blue coloration is consistently striking across all seasons. Summer draws swimmers, kayakers, and hikers, while winter transforms the basin into one of the highest-snowfall skiing regions in North America.
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