Cheap Vacations in Tahoe City

Best time to take a vacation to Tahoe City

Best Time to Go

If you love the snow, then you will certainly have a fun Lake Tahoe vacation from October through April. Skiing season varies around the lake. January usually gets the most snow in the Tahoe Basin, with about 44 inches, which is ten inches more than December and five inches more than February. From November through March low temperatures fall into the low 20s and teens. The warmest months are July and August, approaching 80 degrees. What's great about Tahoe is that there are plenty of fun things to do all year round. It's always good to bring sweaters or jackets anytime of the year since summer nights can be cold.

Popular Tahoe City experiences

Alpine Meadows Resort

Alpine Meadows Resort is for the more laid back skier. The longest ski season is usually found in this area.

Donner Summit

Just 20 miles north of the lake, Donner Summit, the legendary area where the Donner Party traveled, is now popular location for skiing.

Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake is part of Desolation Wilderness, which is a popular hiking area full of waterfalls, not far from South Shore.

East Shore

With plenty of coarse white sand and beautiful rocks on the East Shore, Sand Harbor is considered to be one of Tahoe's nicest beaches.

Heavenly Mountain Resorts

Heavenly Mountain Resort sits on the border of California and Nevada on the South Shore, offering nearly 100 ski runs and several high-speed ski lifts.

Kirkwood Mountain Resort

Kirkwood Mountain Resort offers skiing and snowboarding in the winter, and biking and hiking in the summer.

North Tahoe Beach Center

North Tahoe Beach Center on Kings Beach has gone through a multimillion-dollar facelift designed for fun family activities such as picnics and water sports.

Squaw Valley Ski Resort

Squaw Valley Ski Resort was the site of 1960 Olympic Winter Games, which helped the area become a popular favorite place among skiers.

Insider tips for Tahoe City travel

Lake Tahoe

Many people book Lake Tahoe vacations to visit restaurant/casino/hotels with entertainment such as Harveys, Crystal Bay Casino, and the Tahoe Biltmore.

M.S. Dixie II

The M.S. Dixie II offers sightseeing dinner cruises on the lake, providing scenic views of Emerald Bay and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Truckee

Truckee is a lodging town north of the lake off Interstate 80 where celebrities are known to hang out at restaurants.

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