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Lake Tahoe · The outdoor list

Trails, docks, farms, markets.

The boat launch with the deepest channel. The trail to the gorge. The farm stand that takes Venmo. The icon you've heard of and the one you haven't.

Boat launches

3 listed
  • South Lake Tahoe
    Tahoe Keys Marina
    Editor's pick

    The largest marina on Lake Tahoe and its only inland marina — a 22-acre facility with a full-service boat launch, sailboat and powerboat rentals, and charters.

    Mon–Thu, Sun 8am–4:30pm · Fri–Sat 8am–7:30pm(530) 541-2155Visit site ↗
  • Tahoe City
    Tahoe City Marina
    Editor's pick

    A full-service marina in downtown Tahoe City — boat rentals with a 2-hour minimum, slip and buoy rentals, and a fuel dock.

    Daily 8am–5pm(530) 583-1039Visit site ↗
  • Zephyr Cove
    Zephyr Cove Marina
    Editor's pick

    The marina at Zephyr Cove Resort on the Nevada shore — Sea Ray rental boats, Yamaha WaveRunners, and parasailing, on a mile-long sandy beach four miles from the Stateline casinos.

    775.589.4901Visit site ↗

Iconic stops

2 listed
  • Tahoma
    Emerald Bay State Park & Vikingsholm
    Editor's pick

    A National Natural Landmark on the lake's West Shore, its glacier-carved granite framing Emerald Bay. Vikingsholm, a 38-room 1929 mansion built as a replica of a Scandinavian castle, sits at the bay's edge and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

    (530) 541-3030Visit site ↗
  • South Lake Tahoe
    Heavenly Gondola
    Editor's pick

    A 2.4-mile gondola ride from South Lake Tahoe to a 9,123-foot observation deck, with panoramic views spanning both California and Nevada.

    (775) 586-7000Visit site ↗