The town has a couple of dozen restaurants, multiple bars, sports shops, banks, boat marinas, the Tahoe Yacht Club, and a couple large chain grocery stores.
Understand
[edit]- 1 Tahoe City Visitor Information Center, 100 N Lake Blvd, ☏ +1 530 581-6900.
Get in
[edit]The easiest way is by car, from US Interstate 80, follow State Route 89 south to the Lake.
Get around
[edit]Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit (TART) runs buses. There are also several taxi companies. You can rent bikes from Olympic Bike shop in Tahoe City. Hitchhiking is also popular - locals are kind and give rides.
- Dave's Taxi Tahoe, Tahoe Vista, ☏ +1 831-521-5144. 24 hrs. Airport and local service to Northshore, Truckee, Tahoe Vista, Carnelian Bay, Incline Village and more. Flat rate airport runs to and from Reno, airport, Truckee airport and Sacramento airport.
See
[edit]- 2 Gatekeeper's Museum, 130 W Lake Blvd, ☏ +1 530 583-1762. W–Su 11AM–4PM. Museum with exhibits about Lake Tahoe, featuring a large collection of Native American baskets. $10, $9 Seniors, 12 and under free.
Do
[edit]Many of the Ski areas become mountain bike trails in the summer. Float down the Truckee river for a leisurely activity. Bicycle, in-line skate or walk the many miles of paved path along the North Shore of Lake Tahoe or Truckee River.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Scraps Dog Bakery and General Store, 950 N Lake Blvd #10, ☏ +1 530 584-0220.
- 2 Tahoe Dave's Skis & Boards, 600 & 590 N Lake Blvd, ☏ +1 530 583-6415.
- 3 Swigard's Ace Hardware, 200 North Lake Blvd, ☏ +1 530 583-3738. 8AM–6PM.
Eat
[edit]- 1 The Bridgetender, 65 W Lake Blvd, ☏ +1 530 583-3342. Su–Th 11AM–9:30PM, F–Sa 11AM–10PM. Traditional American cuisine and bar food: burgers, fries, sandwiches, salads, soups, steak, etc., with a full bar and dozens of beers on tap.
- Garwoods. Named after the wooden boats occasionally seen on the lake this is a year round favorite that has its own pier and adjacent marina. It houses a full bar, gourmet restaurant and its famous "wet woodies" a frozen house cocktail known for its potency.
- 2 Rosie's Cafe, 571 North Lake Blvd, ☏ +1 530 583-8504. A year-round local favorite for breakfast and casual meals.
- 3 Christy Hill, 115 Grove St, ☏ +1 530 583-8551. W–Su Starting at 5PM. High end (for Tahoe) restaurant on the lake. Good food, nice ambiance, great views if you go before it gets dark.
- Big Water Grille:. American contemporary cuisine with Mediterranean and Pacific Rim influences. Mountain top lake view. Entrees: $19 - 26.
- Soule Domain. Cozy, elegant log cabin, featuring creative regional cuisine. Voted by locals "Best place to take a date." Entrees: $17-25.
- Za's Lakefront, 120 Grove St, ☏ +1 530 583-9292. Great food, with beautiful views of the lake from the patio.
Drink
[edit]- Pierce Street Annex. Features a busy and crowded dance floor on Saturday nights, depending on the season.
- Pete and Peter's. More of a local bar feel with shuffle board and weekly drink specials.
- Rosie's Cafe. A local restaurant and breakfast spot with a separate bar that is open every night.
- The Bridgetender, 65 W Lake Blvd, ☏ +1 530 583-3342. Just south of Fanny Bridge this is a longstanding Tahoe favorite with a full bar and restaurant serving great burgers and other bar food.
- Garwoods. East of Tahoe City on state route 22 in Carnelian Bay.
- Sunny Side. South of Tahoe City on State Route 89. More relaxed and upscale atmosphere than the bars in Tahoe City.
- TC's, ☏ +1 530 562-2250. The place in Northstar to be for an après ski, starting around 2PM appetizers can turn into late lunch or early dinner. Dinner in the adjacent restaurant begins at 5:30PM.
- Sol y Lago, 760 North Lake Blvd (upstairs in Tahoe City’s Boatwork’s Mall), ☏ +1 530 583-0358. The large bar area is a great place to meet après ski for terrific tapas and south-of-the-border drinks.
Sleep
[edit]- Americas Best Value Inn Tahoe City. Member of a large budget chain. Large parking lot, TV, seasonal pool, year-round lake view hot tub, sandy public beach in front of the motel, public golf course behind motel.
- BW Station House Inn, 901 Park Ave, South Lake Tahoe, ☏ +1 530 542-1101. Best Western Station House Inn features a complimentary full breakfast, a variety of specials and packages, and meeting facility. The hotel offers packages with ski resorts, golfing, and wedding.
- 1 Pepper Tree Inn, 645 N. Lake Blvd, ☏ +1 530 583-3711, toll-free: +1 800 624-8590.
- 2 Inn at Boatworks, 790 North Lake Blvd, ☏ +1 530-238-5544, [email protected]. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: 11AM.
- Tahoe Moon Properties, 3045 Martin Drive, ☏ +1 530 581 2771, [email protected].
Go next
[edit]Routes through Tahoe City |
Mount Shasta ← Truckee ← | N S | → Homewood → Jct N S |