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LAKE TAHOE SOUTH SHORE
Year-round mountain playground
»HIKE, PLAY,
EAT, DANCE!
Visitor Information
tahoesouth.com
skiheavenly.com
biketahoe.org
americancentury
championship.com
fs.usda.gov/ltbmu
kirkwood.com
sierraattahoe.com
hotelbecket.com
edgewoodtahoe.com
zalanta.com
FROM SERENE VIEWS over mirror-flat
morning waters of Lake Tahoe and the
gentle footfall of hikers on pine needle-
covered forest paths, to the jangle of slot
machines and the pumping bass of a casino
dance club, Lake Tahoe South Shore (what
the marketers call Tahoe South) is a desti-
nation hosting a unique mix of wilderness
and wild-ness, an indoor and outdoor play-
ground with equal measures of altitude and
attitude. Visitors can follow their desires to
find peace and solitude on back country
hikes or ski runs, or dive into a swirling
social scene at a packed summer beach,
holler at a crowded craps table or slurp
microbrews at an après ski bar complete
with go-go dancers. It’s dealer’s choice on
the South Shore. And South Lake is contin-
uing its renaissance with ongoing
openings and renovations of hotels, restau-
rants and retail spaces across the area.
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Summer
Summer activity around the South Shore is
understandably focused on the beautiful
waters of spectacular Lake Tahoe. Beaches are
packed with summer revelers, while the
waters are filled with every type of floating
vessel imaginable—from kayaks and stand-
up paddle boards to small sailboats, fishing
cruisers, water-ski boats, luxury cruising ves-
sels and even the 500-passenger paddlewheel
ship M.S. Dixie II that runs daily Emerald Bay
sightseeing trips and sunset dinner cruises.
For fun out of the water, the South Shore
is a hiker’s paradise with journeys ranging
from multi-day treks into the Desolation
Wilderness and a steep day’s climb up to the
awe-inspiring views of Mount Tallac, to
relaxed family strolls in flat meadows at
Camp Richardson and around the Tallac
Historic Site or just lazing at the beach.
Cyclists can take advantage of a network of
RACHID DAHNOUN. OPPOSITE: RACHID DAHNOUN; ARAMARK/RACHID DAHNOUN/TAHOE SOUTH