14 Hiking Trails near Lizard Peak - Pitch and Putt
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Sand Harbor State Park
Incline Village
29.4 miles SA Nevada State Parks day-use beach on Lake Tahoe's northeast shore near Incline Village, with a 2,500-foot sandy swim beach, very clear cold water and a $10 entry fee ($15 for non-Nevada vehicles).
Hike, Kayak, Swim
China Cove Beach
Truckee
31.9 miles SWChina Cove Beach is the sandy, shallow corner at the west end of Donner Memorial State Park, on the south shore of Donner Lake outside Truckee. California State Parks runs it, access is open to anyone paying the 10 dollar day use parking fee, and there is
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim 1.5 mi
Skunk Harbor
Carson City, Nevada
34.0 miles SA forest service road hike from the 28 freeway to a secluded beach area near Carson City with mountain views, a historic building, and a marker — dogs welcome.
Hike 4.1 mi
Shirley Lake Canyon Trail
Olympic Valley, California
37.3 miles SWA 2.5-mile hike from Squaw Valley Village past streams and waterfalls to a pure Sierra lake — rocky near the top, with a free gondola ride back down from High Camp as a reward.
Hike, Swim
Shirley Canyon
Olympic Valley, California
37.4 miles SWShirley Canyon is widely regarded as one of Lake Tahoe's finest half-day hikes, a spectacular climb up a granite canyon that rises straight out of the base of the Palisades Tahoe ski resort in...
Hike
Heath Falls Overlook Trail
Truckee, California
40.7 miles SWHike and Swim near Truckee, California
Hike, Swim
Palisades Creek Trail
Truckee, California
40.7 miles SWA difficult Sierra Nevada trail past Palisade Falls — one of the tallest on the American River — with views of Devils Peak, alpine lakes, and 2,000 feet of elevation gain.
Hike, Swim
Sugar Pine Point Beach
Tahoma
42.0 miles SWA quarter-mile walk from the parking lot puts you on a sand beach at the foot of Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park, where General Creek meets Lake Tahoe and the water runs clear enough to read the bottom. It is also genuinely cold, even in August.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Zephyr Cove Park
Glenbrook, Nevada
42.1 miles SSix tennis courts, disc golf, a sledding hill, a beach, and a fishing pond all at one free park make Zephyr Cove one of Lake Tahoe's most versatile family hangouts.
Camp, Canoe, Disc Golf, Hike, Horseback, Kayak, Swim
Nevada Beach Campground
Zephyr Cove
44.3 miles SA mile of wide, coarse granite sand on the Nevada shore of Lake Tahoe, with a long shallow shelf that makes it one of the easiest big beaches on the lake to swim from. The Forest Service concessionaire charges a per vehicle day use fee at the Elks Point R
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lester Beach
South Lake Tahoe
45.2 miles SLester Beach is the sandy main swim beach at D. L. Bliss State Park on Lake Tahoe's west shore, with clear, cold, shallow water and a $10 per vehicle day-use fee in season.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Gold Lake
Graeagle
46.0 miles WGold Lake is the largest lake in the Plumas National Forest's Lakes Basin Recreation Area, with a free cartop launch and day-use area by the dam on its north shore where swimmers can get in.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Vikingsholm Beach
South Lake Tahoe
48.4 miles SSandy beach at the head of Emerald Bay in Emerald Bay State Park, below the 1929 Vikingsholm mansion, reached by a steep one-mile trail. Free to walk in; parking is $10 a day.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Soda Lake Area
Fallon, Nevada
48.5 miles EA striking large lake inside a young volcano on the outskirts of Fallon — fed by hot springs and worth a visit for its sheer geological drama, though no bathing is available.
Hike
