Surrounding the Lake Tahoe
Basin are hundreds of miles of trails ranging from easy to strenuous, that branch off into
unspoiled wilderness area, monitored by the U.S. Forest
Service. As in all wilderness areas, weather conditions may change rapidly, be prepared even if only day
hiking.In our Trails by Region section you will find trail
guides for the North & East Shores, South Shore, West Shore, Meiss County, Sugar Pine
State park and the Tahoe Rim Trail.
Our guide to popular short hikes includes Eagle
Falls/Eagle Lake, Emerald Bay/Vikingsholm, Glacier Meadow Loop, Loch Leven Lakes, Lower
Lola Montez Lake, Marlette Lake, Rubicon Trail, Shirley Lake, Summit Lake, and Tunnel
Creek Station. Heavenly and Squaw Valley USA round out the lineup.
Our Horseback Trail coverage
includes Bayview Trail, Big Meadows to Kingsbury, Brockway Summit to Tahoe City, Carson
Pass to Highway 50, Meeks Bay Trail, Spooner Summit to Kingsbury, Spooner Summit to Tunnel
Creek, and some Horseback Camping Tips. You will find information on horseback
riding stables and boarding facilities in Tahoe's Best 'Places to Go'
guide.
Hungry for more? We offer Backpacking Equipment
Tips,
Backcountry Safety Tips and tell you what to do if you meet up with a Black Bear! And for
those extreme hikers we offer complete coverage of
Desolation Wilderness, Granite Chief Wilderness, Mokelumne Wilderness, Mount Rose
Wilderness, Emerald Bay Area, Fallen Leaf Lake Area, and the Meiss Country Area plus a
list of who to contact for more information.
You will also find
many informative maps right out of the pages of our favorite trail book, rendered as
scalable
files.
That's just the beginning. Hiking in Lake Tahoe is part of Lake Tahoe's biggest online
information source - Tahoe's Best. Just use the
menu at the bottom of this page to view more of this amazing resource.