If you spend a summer day on the lake, it will be an experience you will never forget. The beauty of Lake Tahoe is staggering with vistas beyond the imagination. Every conceivable water sport is available including fishing charters.

For those who like to camp and backpack the area has many great camping and picnicking areas, nestled in the mountains and close to the lake with a boat camping area in beautiful Emerald Bay.

If you like to hike and bike there are miles and miles of biking and hiking trails and approximately 200,000 acres of designated wilderness areas dotted with more pristine alpine lakes. These wilderness areas provide breathtaking vistas and quiet solitude.

For skiers, the Lake Tahoe area offers the largest concentration of ski areas in North America. There are 15 ski resorts in the Lake Tahoe area, all within an hour of each other. Six of these areas (Alpine Meadows, Heavenly Valley, Kirkwood, Northstar-At-Tahoe, Sierra-At-Tahoe and Squaw Valley) have been top rated by the nations leading ski magazines. In addition, there are 12 Cross Country Ski areas near Lake Tahoe, including Royal Gorge, which was rated number one by Snow Country Magazine. As you can well imagine, the skiing, snowboarding and cross-counrty skiing is fantastic at Lake Tahoe. You can even explore Tahoe's back country from a snowmobile.

We have 14 Lake Tahoe area golf courses (at last count) including the Tahoe and Carson Valley areas. These include Edgewood Tahoe, home of the Celebrity Golf Championship. There is a course for everyone at every skill level, so don't forget to bring your clubs.

The Lake Tahoe area summer arts and culture calendar is crowded with events including fine arts displays at the Historic Tallac Site, summer music festivals, our own Shakespeare Festival at Sand Harbor, and our own Tahoe Renaissance Faire. The 4th of July Celebration on the lake, is spectacular with fireworks over the Lake. In addition, many of today's top performers are on stage at the Lake Tahoe Casinos year round. We have many excellent restaurants for exclusive dining experiences as well as casual family fare. We even have our own Wine Country in the El Dorado foothills, with over 17 wineries.