LAKE TAHOE PREMIER VACATION AREA

Lake Tahoe is known worldwide for its serene lake and beautiful mountain scenery. It has been a very popular tourist site since the early 1900s despite several attempts by congress to declare the entire basin as a national park. In the 1950s it became even more popular when gambling casinos where built in Nevada Stateline and grew even more so after the interstate highway was built in the 1960s. Nowadays most of the areas around the lake is devoted to tourism with numerous establishments from simple restaurants to ski resorts and casino hotels.

SEASONAL ACTIVITIES

Whatever season you choose to visit Lake Tahoe you surely wont regret going on the trip because there is always plenty of things to do, places to go, and things to see.

Winter of course is the ski season when people come in droves to enjoy the numerous ski resorts. Aside from skiing in the slopes popular winter activities include snow tubing, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, sledding, and snow shoeing.

Summer, on the other hand, offer even more options. A visit to the lake is of course a must and it is there that people enjoy various activities from engaging in water sports, sun bathing, beach combing, taking a dip, and going in boat rides and cruises. Events mostly held lake-side are also plentiful and fun to attend. Some of the regular summer events include sailboat races and fireworks. Other popular summer activities include hiking, biking, ballooning, and camping.

GAMBLING AT THE LAKE

Gambling is the most popular ALL season activity at the lake. Winter, spring, summer , or fall tourists flock to casinos and stay at the casino hotels or nearby hotels and inns. Just a few minutes from the lake itself the Stateline casinos attract tourists all by themselves. While some consider the casinos as a mere bonus when they go to Lake Tahoe for others the area’s other attractions is the bonus.

The area around Lake Tahoe is generally divided into four main sections - South Shore California, South Shore Nevada, North Shore Nevada, and North and West Shore California. All they all offer breathtaking scenery and fun activities and great tourist establishment each area has something special and distinct to offer its visitors. So before you go ahead and book your hotel make sure you have considered where exactly in Lake Tahoe you want to stay.

South Shore California

The south shore of the lake has always been known for its relaxing sandy beaches, the Desolation Wilderness, bike paths with lovely scenery, great ski resorts, and many more attractions. More recently though the south shore has been attracting more visitors because of the latest addition to its already long list of tourist attractions - the high-speed Heavenly Gondola. It doesn’t stop at that though, there are more establishments sprouting up and even more getting a pleasant face lift as part of an over all renovation program to enhance Lake Tahoe’s tourism industry.

Aside from this, gambling enthusiasts will also find South Shore California a good option to stay in since you will find plenty of casinos on the strip of highway it shares with South Shore Nevada.

South Shore Nevada

South Shore Nevada is Tahoe’s answer to Las Vegas. As many put it it rivals Las Vegas when it comes to it gambling establishments, hopping nightlife, and extraordinary performances and entertainment. The only difference is that at South Shore Nevada you can have all this entertainment along with a great view. Whether you win or lose at the casino all you need to do is take a deep breath, enjoy the scenery, and you will forget worries.

Despite being most famous for its casinos the area also has lots of other attractions like the great beaches of Zephyr cove, golf courses, and numerous activities. At South Shore Nevada you can be sure to have something for everyone in the family. So after spending the day with the kids horseback riding or swimming at the beach you can then tuck the kids and head on to the many casino hotels…if you are not staying there already.

The area around Lake Tahoe is generally divided into four main sections - South Shore California, South Shore Nevada, North Shore Nevada, and North and West Shore California. All they all offer breathtaking scenery and fun activities and great tourist establishment each area has something special and distinct to offer its visitors. So before you go ahead and book your hotel make sure you have considered where exactly in Lake Tahoe you want to stay.

North Shore Nevada

Like South Shore Nevada the North Shore is also very popular for its really great casinos located at Crystal Bay. But more than that you will find that the North Shore Nevada is the best area around the lake when it comes to accommodation options. At North Shore Nevada variety is a given. it is where you will be able to choose from all types of accommodations including motels, inns, private homes, cabins, bed and breakfast, luxury hotels, casino hotels, and resort hotels.

The are also has some pretty great beaches that is unique in the Lake Tahoe area because of its huge boulders. It is also famous for the “other lake”, which is of course the Spooner Lake, the Incline Village, and the Flume Trail. At North Shore Nevada you can always have the option to enjoy nature by taking a hike along its beautiful trails, enjoying the scenery as you go on a joyride on its scenic highway, or having great fun at its casinos.

North and West Shore California

Without the casinos you would think this would be the least exciting part of Lake Tahoe. Far from that. The area is where you will find the greatest number of ski resort and also the best ski resort in Tahoe. A winter spent in Tahoe is almost synonymous to a winter spent here. During summertime though it is still one of the best places to go to since it boasts the best beaches in all of Tahoe. You will find some of the most fun and unique water activities at the area too due to the existence of the Truckee River. River rafting here we go.

As an added bonus the North and West Shore is known for having the greatest range of restaurants in the area. If you are into nature, fun, and food, this is the perfect place in Tahoe for you.