South Lake Tahoe

Califórnia · the United States

South Lake Tahoe

In the destination Lake Tahoe.

In the photo: El Dorado Beach at Lakeview Commons

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The city

What to expect from South Lake Tahoe.

Largest town on the California side of Lake Tahoe, on the south shore at the Nevada border. It has beaches, marinas and the Heavenly ski gondola that departs from town, and is close to Emerald Bay with Vikingsholm and the Tallac Historic Site with early 20th-century summer houses. Across the border are the Stateline casino-hotels in Nevada.

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The local experience

What to see in South Lake Tahoe

Emerald Bay and Vikingsholm
State park

Emerald Bay and Vikingsholm

A green-water cove on the southwest shore of Lake Tahoe, featuring Fannette Island and Vikingsholm, a 1929 Scandinavian-style house reached by a steep trail of about 1.6 km.

Heavenly
Ski resort

Heavenly

A ski resort on the California–Nevada border, with a gondola that departs from downtown South Lake Tahoe and climbs the mountain with lake views; it is also open in summer.

Tallac Historic Site
Historic site

Tallac Historic Site

A group of three early 20th-century lakeside summer properties near South Lake Tahoe, with wooden houses, gardens and a beach, maintained by the Forest Service.

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