Sightseeing

WEST SHORE SIGHTSEEING

 

Fanny Bridge                                                                                                                                                               

Aptly named due to the view of the posteriors of the folks bending over the bridge to catch a glimpse of the giant trout leaping to catch the food tossed to them.  Located on Hwy 89 in Tahoe City just south of the Wye. 

Gatekeepers Cabin                                                                                                                                                      

The first water master who controlled the flow of water out of Lake Tahoe used to reside in the original cabin that has been restored and now contains the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society Museum.  In between Fanny Bridge and Sierra West Bank, the cabin also houses the Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Collection worth close to a million dollars.  Lakeside picnics available.  Free parking/Admission fee to the museum.  Open May 1 through Labor Day.     1ST floor only. www.northtahoemuseums.org

Kaspian Recreation Area                                                                                                                                           

Shore fishing, lakeside picnic tables, camping with wheelchair access.  Opens to Blackwood Canyon for kiking, mountain biking four-wheeling and rollerblading.  530/ 583-3642

Tahoe Maritime Museum                                                                                                                                            
The Museum stimulates interest in, increases knowledge of, and maintains watercraft and marine artifacts significant in Lake Tahoe’s maritime history through the highest standards of historic preservation, innovative interpretation and public education.  New building to open in spring 2008. www.tahoemaritimemuseum.org.

Chambers Landing       Beach & Peir                                                                                                                         
Public beach, swimming area with canoe and kayak rentals available.  Parking fee.

 

Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park / Ehrman Mansion / General Phipps Cabin                                    

Along the nature trails markers are posted providing you with the history of Tahoe and its’ inhabitants.  Site of the 1960 Winter Olympics Biathlon and Cross-Country events.  Camping, picnicking, and biking available.  Open in winter for cross-country skiing. Ehrman Mansion is a stately, three-story summer home built in 1903 which was formerly the vacation home of a wealthy S.F. family.  Summer Tours   The site of the original log cabin of the old Indian fighter General Phipps.  State park fee: $5 per car; $3 bikers and hikers.     Grounds and restrooms only.   www.parks.ca.gov

 

Meeks Bay Beach                                                                                                                                                        
Great sand beach with water sports rental and volleyball. 530/523-3642

 

D. L. Bliss State Park                                                                                                                                                  

The park is named for a pioneering lumberman, railroad owner, and banker of the region. The D.L. Bliss family donated 744 acres to the State Park system in 1929. Camping, hiking trail to Emerald Bay, swimming beach and spectacular views.  www.parks.ca.gov

 

Emerald Bay / Vikingsholm                                                                                                                                        

Located on Hwy 89 between Tahoe City and South Lake Tahoe this is one of the most photographed spots in the world.  The highway is hundreds of feet above the lake and offers spectacular views of Emerald Bay, a three-mile long appendage of Lake Tahoe.  Fanette Island, at the center of the bay, has a tiny stone teahouse on its peak.  Vikingsholm, a 1929 38-room reproduction of Scandinavian architecture is a 1.5 miles hike down to the shores of Bay.  It is open for tours in summer only, $2 adult, $1 child   Call for a reservation if handicap access is needed 530-541-6498 www.vikingsholm.com

 

Eagle Falls                                                                                                                                                                   

Across Hwy 89 from Emerald Bay: A short ¼ mile, somewhat steep hike to a footbridge above the Eagle Falls.  Permits required and self-registration station at the entrance to the trailhead.  If you are so inclined, you may continue on the same trail for 1 mile to Eagle Lake with more rewarding scenery.