36 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
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
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
Roller Edge Sports Fitness Center
Reno, Nevada
26.8 miles NEA membership or fee-required skatepark with a mini ramp and street course at Roller Edge Sports Fitness Center in Reno.
Skateboard
Zephyr Cove Park
Glenbrook, Nevada
27.0 miles SESix 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
Reno Area
McGill, Nevada
27.1 miles NESwim near McGill, Nevada
Swim
Wingfield Park
Reno, Nevada
27.2 miles NEAn oasis in downtown Reno where manmade dams and natural rock formations turn the Truckee River into a playground for swimming, kayaking, tubing, and rafting.
Kayak, Swim
The Ranch at Rancho San Rafael
Reno, Nevada
27.8 miles NEHigh desert disc golf with fantastic city views, blind shots, length, elevation, dirt, and sagebrush — wind is the great equalizer, and the rocky terrain can be tough on discs.
Disc Golf
The Ranch
Reno, Nevada
27.8 miles NEHigh Nevada desert disc golf with city views, changing elevations, dirt, sagebrush, and wind as the great equalizer — a still-expanding course above Reno.
Disc Golf
