Anyone been to Tahoe?

[dreamgirl]

We are going at the end of July.

What are the must dos? DD will be with us, but it doesn't have to be kid friendly per se since she won't really care what we are doing.

On the list so far: wine tour, golf, spa appointment, shopping. Anything else we must add?

I am so excited! I need a vacation. We are driving, so it'll be a fun 2 day trip out and 2 days back with 5 days in between

[oregonpachey]

We went for my cousin's college graduation (Sierra Nevada College). We basically just hiked around the lake, had a picnic and shopped in Heavenly Village.

We ate at a couple of good restaurants. If you are interested, I could probably dig up the names of them.

[Deleted]

Yes, but in the winter. I'd love to go in the summer. Have fun!

[ruthie7532]

We loved rafting on the Truckee River. We also rented bikes and biked on an awesome trail next to the river.

[honeybadger]

I LOVE Tahoe--we go as often as we can.

Are you going to North Shore or South Shore?

Definitely rent kayaks and kayak around the lake...as PP said, the hiking is awesome, too.

I've gotten a massage at the spa at the Resort at Squaw Creek---it was nice...

[mrs.jacinthe]

I live about an hour away. Kayaks or stand-up-paddleboarding is definitely a great way to see the lake. If you're not too athletic, there are boat tours (even a dinner cruise, I think) which is another great way to go, or you could rent jet skis. You might also like hiking or exploring the local state parks. SLT has a lot of casinos and is more "city"-like, whereas the NLT towns - Homewood, Truckee, etc - are more quaint in nature.

If it's reasonable for you to do so, you might like to take the Gondola at Squaw up to the top of the mountain. The views there are amazing.

Something to be aware of is that even in the summer, it can be pretty cold at night/in the mornings. I went up for an OWS in August last year and at race start - about 8am, it was 45 degrees out. The overnight temp was in the 30s. So pack accordingly.

If you'll have a rental car, you may also want to consider driving US 50 down to Placerville or taking 89 up towards Sierraville. Placerville has lots of historical stuff to see and do, plus a bunch of small, family owned farms/orchards called Apple Hill - it won't be apple season, but there's still lots to see and do. The drive up towards Sierraville is breathtaking, but there's not a whole lot going on there.