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Beaches
Lake Tahoe is blessed with many beautiful beaches. At most of them you can beach your boat, but you should scout carefully for rocks first. Putting out a stern anchor is always advisable when beaching, as it keeps the boat from drifting sideways and also makes it easier to leave, especially if a swell comes up. A safer approach is to anchor just off the beach and wade ashore.
Never leave a beached boat unattended. The swell can increase rapidly, especially on the East Shore beaches in the afternoon, making conditions hazardous.
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Chambers Landing Pier
Small beach adjacent to Chambers Landing pier. Beach to one side of pier is private; one side is open to public.
Boat Access: Chambers landing dock
6300 Chambers Lodge Road
Homewood, CA 96141
Incline Village
Beautiful swath of beach, launch ramp, but only available for use by Incline residents, temporaray renters, or homeowner's association guests; launch permit can be issued to those meeting one of these criteria.
Hwy 28
Incline Village, NV 89452
Kings Beach State Recreation Area
The park is located in downtown Kings Beach, off Hwy. 28. Restrooms, picnic area, barbecue grills, and playground area.
Kings Beach State Recreation Area features Ponderosa Pine and small brush covering the park's 700 feet of lake frontage area. This day-use only area is popular for water sports during the summer.
Hours: Dawn to 10 PM
North Lake Blvd.
Kings Beach, CA
Phone: (530) 546-4212
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=511
Round Hill Pines Beach Marina
Huge pier with Caesars and other big casino boats, ski school, big mooring field, short-term tieup at dock, buoys and watertaxi, may beach boat as well; snack bar, tennis, swimming pool.
Boat Access: Marla Bay
Hwy 50
Stateline, Nevada 89449
Phone: (775) 588-3055
Email: info@roundhillpines.com
Website: http://www.rhpbeach.com/index.html
Sand Harbor (Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park)
Sand Harbor is the most popular, with sandy beaches, a boat launch, picnicking and group use facilities. Sand Harbor is located three miles south of Incline Village on State Route 28. Nevada Division of State Parks, picnic facilities, restrooms, idyllic, beautiful little cove, often extremely crowded.Entrance: $12 ($2 discount for NV residents) (Apr15-Oct15), $7 ($2 discount NV residents)2 (Oct16-Apr14)
2005 Hwy. 28
Sand Harbor, Nevada
Phone: (702) 831-0494
Email: tahoesp@hughes.net
Website: http://www.parks.nv.gov/lt.htm
Secret Harbor
A series of beautiful, remote beaches. Because it is a hike from the parking lot and the lot is small, these beaches are less crowded that most others. Some are frequented by nudists.
2005 Highway 28
Incline Village, NV 89451
Website: http://www.secretcovenevada.com
Skylandia Park
South of Lake Forest development; public pier, picnic facilities, small beach.
Skylandia Park is a 24-acre California State Park operated and maintained by the TCPUD. It is located 1.5 miles east of Tahoe City on Lake Forest Road. Skylandia Park provides bike trails, hiking trails, and picnicking. The park also features a beach, pier and swimming area.
Boat Access: Tie up at pier, anchor and dinghy in, or beach boat
Lake Forest Rd at end of Bristlecone
Tahoe City, CA 96145
Phone: (530) 583-3796
Website: http://www.tahoecitypud.com/parksrec/parks.shtml#8
Sugar Pine Point State Park
Nice public pier, main attraction the Ehrman Mansion, lots of activities offered, good hiking, 175 campsites.
The ski trail parking on the west side of Highway 89 and the day use area on the east side of Highway 89 remain open during the winter.
Seasons: The campground will close for the winter season on November 30th and reopen on May 1st.
Boat Access: Pier, anchor out and dinghy in, or beach boat
Hwy 89
Sugar Pine Point, CA 96142
Phone: (530) 525-7982, summer (530) 525-3345, snow phone (530) 525-7982
Email: lssec@parks.ca.gov
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=510
Tahoe Pines Beach
Beach launch site for small boats, sign posted prohibiting launch between 10 am and 4 pm., pebble/cobble beach, end of Grand Ave.
end of Grand Ave.
Tahoe Pines, CA 96141
Tahoe Vista Recreation Area and Boat Launch
Hwy. 28 and National Ave. Picnic area, barbecue pits, and public restrooms. Launch fee $5, $7 daily fee to park.
Hwy. 28 and National Ave.
Tahoe Vista, CA 96148
Phone: (530) 546-4212
Website: http://www.dbw.ca.gov/maps/facilityinfo.asp?facilityID=731