51 Things to do near China Cove Beach
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Sierra College Truckee
Truckee, California
2.6 miles EA wooded course traversing rolling hills with elevation on every hole — accessible during school hours when the college gate is open.
Disc Golf
Truckee River Regional Park
Truckee, California
3.7 miles EDisc golf on the southern bank of the Truckee River in Truckee, with multiple pin placements, great Sierra views, and a park that also offers fishing, hiking, and mountain biking.
Disc Golf
Truckee Skatepark
Truckee, California
4.3 miles ESkateboard near Truckee, California
Skateboard
Shirley Canyon
Olympic Valley, California
8.0 miles SShirley 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 4.1 mi
Shirley Lake Canyon Trail
Olympic Valley, California
8.4 miles SA 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
Heath Falls Overlook Trail
Truckee, California
9.9 miles WHike and Swim near Truckee, California
Hike, Swim
Palisades Creek Trail
Truckee, California
9.9 miles WA 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
Boca Reservoir Hidden Beach
Truckee, California
11.2 miles NESandy informal beaches on the northeast shore of Boca Reservoir above Truckee, free to use, windy in the afternoons, and drawn down hard by the end of summer.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Kiteboard, Swim
Commons Beach
Tahoe City
12.0 miles SEFree public beach and lakefront park in downtown Tahoe City on Lake Tahoe, run by the Tahoe City PUD, with cold clear water, a sand and cobble shore, kayak rentals and free summer concerts.
Kayak, Swim
Lake Forest Beach
Tahoe City
12.1 miles SEA free public beach at the end of Bristlecone Street, owned by Placer County and run by the Tahoe City Public Utility District. Sandy, pine shaded and genuinely quiet, with the one real constraint being how few cars fit at the end of the road.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Kings Beach State Recreation Area
Kings Beach
13.5 miles SEA wide sand beach with a shallow, gently sloping entry on Lake Tahoe's north shore, run by California State Parks in downtown Kings Beach. Parking costs $3 an hour or $10 a day, charged year round.
Kayak, Swim
William Kent Beach
Tahoe City
13.5 miles SEA free Forest Service swim beach on Lake Tahoe's West Shore, two miles south of Tahoe City on Highway 89, with a pebbly shore, cold clear water and picnic tables across from William Kent Campground.
Kayak, Swim
North Tahoe Lions Club Disc Golf Course
Incline Village, Nevada
17.4 miles EA short, tight course set along beautiful Third Creek that rewards accuracy over power — funded by local businesses and built by volunteers near Lake Tahoe.
Disc Golf
Sand Harbor State Park
Incline Village
19.3 miles SEA 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
Sugar Pine Point Beach
Tahoma
19.8 miles SA 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
Hell Hole Reservoir
Georgetown
19.9 miles SWA 4,630 foot Rubicon River reservoir in the Eldorado National Forest, 51 miles and two hours east of Georgetown, where the boat ramp cove is the only drivable shoreline and the lake drops over 100 feet by September.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
River Bend
Verdi, Nevada
20.8 miles NEA small sandy beach on the Truckee River right in Reno with easy parking and a popular local swimming spot to cool off on warm days.
1.5 mi
Skunk Harbor
Carson City, Nevada
21.7 miles SEA 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
North Fork Falls
Colfax, California
23.3 miles WClear water, cliff-jumping pools, and waterfalls at Sierra Nevada's North Fork Falls — a summer hike to two deep pools with 10-to-25-foot cliffs ready for leaping.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Lester Beach
South Lake Tahoe
23.5 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
