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Lake Tahoe Attractions
Alpine Meadows
2600 Alpine Meadows Rd.
Tahoe City CA 96145 USA Phone: (530) 583-4232
Alpine Meadows is 3 mi. n. on SR 89, then 3 mi. w. on Alpine Meadows Rd. Write P.O. Box 5279, Tahoe City, CA 96145.
Hours: Daily mid-Nov. to late May
Gatekeeper's Museum & Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum
130 W. Lake Blvd.
Tahoe City CA 96145 USA Phone: (530) 583-1762
Gatekeeper's Museum & Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum is just s. on SR 89 from jct. SR 28. The museum is a reconstruction of the original gatekeeper's cabin, which served as the residence for the dam attendant. Included are historic photographs and displays about Lake Tahoe, natural history and pioneers. The handiwork of more than 85 tribes is represented in the 800 baskets featured in the basket museum.
Picnicking is permitted. Allow 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Admission $3; over 54, $2; ages 6-12, $1
Attraction Type: Exhibits & Collections-Historical; Museums
Hours: Daily 11-5, mid-June through Labor Day; Wed.-Sun. 11-5, May 1 to mid-June and day after Labor Day-Sept. 30; Sat.-Sun. 11-3, in Oct.
Squaw Valley Cable Car
Tahoe City CA 96145 USA Phone: (530) 583-6985
Squaw Valley Cable Car is 4 mi. n. on SR 89, then 2 mi. w. on Squaw Valley Rd. to Squaw Valley USA's base village. The cable car provides a full aerial view of Lake Tahoe and Squaw Valley, site of the 1960 Winter Olympics and a year-round recreation area. Passengers are taken to the trailhead of the Pacific Crest Trail, where activities such as ice skating and swimming are offered. A museum at the summit commemorates those games. Activities packages are available.
Admission: Fare $20; over 64 and ages 13-18, $16; ages 4-12, $5. Fee charged for activities
Attraction Type: Railroads & Ski Lifts, Cable; Cog; Incline; Narrow Gauge; Recreation-Summer activities; Recreation-Winter activities
Hours: Daily 9:40 a.m.-9 p.m., mid-June through Labor Day; Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Jan. 1-early Apr. and mid-Dec. through Dec. 31; Mon.-Fri. 8:30-4, Sat.-Sun. 8-4, early Apr.-May 31 and mid-Nov. to mid-Dec. (weather permitting). Schedule may vary; phone ahead
Credit Cards: AE, DS, MC, VI
Squaw Valley USA
Tahoe City CA 96145 USA Phone: (530) 583-6985
Squaw Valley USA is 5 mi. n. on SR 89, then 2.3 mi. w. on Squaw Valley Rd. Write P.O. Box 2007, Olympic Valley, CA 94146.
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-4, Sat.-Sun. and holidays 8:30-4, mid-Nov. through Memorial Day (also 4-9, mid-Dec. to mid-Apr.)
D.L. Bliss State Park
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 USA Phone: (530) 525-7277
D.L. Bliss State Park, on the west shore of Lake Tahoe between Meeks and Emerald bays, occupies 1,830 acres of forested mountain terrain. A sandy beach is at Rubicon Point, 2 miles north of Emerald Bay. Naturalist programs are available in the summer (staff permitting).
Allow 3 hours minimum.
Admission: Day use fee $6 per private vehicle
Attraction Type: Parks, city/state/provincial
Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-dusk, mid-June to mid-Sept.
Donner Memorial State Park
12593 Donner Pass Rd.
Truckee, CA 96161 USA Phone: (530) 582-7892
Donner Memorial State Park, 2 mi. w. on Donner Pass Rd., is near the site where the ill-fated Donner party was stranded trying to cross the Sierra Nevada Mountains during the severe winter of 1846-47. As members of the 89-person party died, some of those remaining resorted to cannibalism; only 47 were rescued. The Emigrant Trail Museum has exhibits about railroad and natural history, logging and immigrants. The Pioneer Monument is near the museum.
Admission: Day use fee $6 per private vehicle; over 61, $5 per private vehicle
Attraction Type: Memorials; Parks, city/state/provincial; Recreation-Winter activities
Hours: Park open daily 8-dusk, Memorial Day weekend to mid-Oct. Museum open daily 9-5, in summer; 9-4, rest of year. Video presented daily at 9:15 and then on the hour 10 until closing. Closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
The Gondola at Heavenly
US 50 & Stateline
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 USA Phone: (775) 586-7000
The Gondola at Heavenly is at US 50 and Stateline. Eight-passenger gondola cabins transport riders 2.4 miles up the mountain, providing scenic views of Lake Tahoe, the Desolation Wilderness and the Carson Valley. A mid-station viewing deck is placed around a granite outcropping. Hiking trails and a climbing wall can be accessed from the top of the mountain at an elevation of 9,123 feet.
Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Fare $24; over 64 and ages 13-18, $22; ages 5-12, $15
Attraction Type: Sightseeing tours; Views
Hours: Daily 10-7, early July-Labor Day; Thurs.-Sun. 10-4, day after Labor Day to mid-Oct.
Credit Cards: AE, DS, MC, VI
Heavenly Mountain Resort
Wildwood St. & Saddle Rd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 USA Phone: (775) 586-7000
Heavenly Mountain Resort is at jct. Saddle Rd. and Wildwood St. Write P.O. Box 2180, Stateline, NV 89449.
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-4, Sat.-Sun. 8:30-4, late Nov.-late Apr.
Lake Tahoe Adventures
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 USA Phone: (530) 577-2940
Lake Tahoe Adventures departs from various locations, depending on the tour chosen. Guided tours of the Rubicon Trail, 9,150-foot Genoa Peak, the High Sierra and the high desert of Nevada are available by ATVs, dune buggies, Jeeps and Hummers. Guides drive and show you the sights in Jeeps and Hummers, or guests, led by guides, drive themselves in ATVs and dune buggies. Snowmobile and other tours also are available.
Admission: Fee for 2-hour Jeep tour begins at $60 (two person minimum); under 12, $35. Two-hour Hummer tour $98 (three adult minimum); under 12, $55. Two-hour ATV tour $102; longer tours are available. Fee for single rider on a dune buggy $150, fee for two riders $195. Reservations are required
Attraction Type: Sightseeing tours
Hours: Daily 8-5:30
Credit Cards: AE, DS, MC, VI
Tahoe Queen Cruises
900 Ski Run Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 USA Phone: (800) 238-2463
Tahoe Queen Cruises depart from Ski Run Marina, just off US 50 at 900 Ski Run Blvd. Several trips are available on the triple-deck paddlewheeler Tahoe Queen. The Emerald Bay Cruise, a 2.25-hour narrated sightseeing/lunch excursion, provides information about lake history, its flora and fauna and the recreation areas and historic homes along the lake's shore. Family Fun and Tales of Tahoe cruises are other choices. Dinner cruises also are available.
Allow 2 hours, 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Emerald Bay, Family Fun or Tales of Tahoe fare $33; over 54, $30; ages 3-11, $9 (an optional lunch is available on Emerald Bay and Family Fun cruises). Parking $8. Reservations are required
Attraction Type: Sightseeing tours-Boats
Hours: Emerald Bay Cruise daily at noon in early Jan., late Apr.-day before Memorial Day weekend and mid-Sept. to late Oct.; Sat.-Sun. at noon, early Jan.-late Apr. and early Nov. to mid-Dec. Family Fun Cruise daily at 11, early May to mid-Sept. Tales of Tahoe Cruise Mon.-Thurs. at 2:30, Memorial Day weekend to mid-Sept.
Credit Cards: AE, DS, MC, VI
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