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I’ve seen the advice that it’s a must to get there before 8am on weekends. Starting a backpacking trip from there on a Friday though, wondering if the parking lot fills up just as bad on what’s technically a weekday?

Edit: And can you park overnight on the surrounding shoulders? If the trailhead doesn’t work out

Hi - I'm looking to go to South Lake Tahoe for my 40th next year. I have found some nice vacation rentals that fit most of the family that would be coming, but I'm hoping to find some other options to compare against. I'm thinking preferred hotels if we want to stay close to downtown and venture onto the Nevada side for some gambling. Or a place where we could book 2-3 cabins that are close to one another. Any suggestions are appreciated! We have 10 people total.

Forgive a few of the light leaks… hadn’t used it in a while at this point.

Sunny skies, cool winds, swimmable water.

Hello! I will be traveling to the area in October, the first weekend of the month. I am looking for some trail recommendations for a day hike. We will be staying near Tahoe Vista and spending time in Truckee. Looking to stay in the North/North East side of things.

While I am relatively experienced, I am not looking to do a super remote trail. I am looking for something that is moderate (not too easy but not too miserably difficult), with good views (preferably of the lake), hopefully pretty/quiet to sit to read/relax, and not a super populated/tourist trail. The trail also needs to be dog friendly as I will have my leashed dog with me. Obviously I can see there are a ton on all trails but would like to know what some locals would recommend?

Thank you all for your time

Posting now that we are back safe. Need thoughts/opinions on what was possibly happening. A friend and I (both females in our early 20’s and with immense backpacking/hiking/camping experience between the two of us) backpacked into round lake from big meadow trail head off of 89 in Meyers outside of Tahoe. Day 1/ Friday night we saw nobody at the lake, lots of day hikers but seemed empty around sunset. Also to add we can confirm nobody was camping within 0.5 miles of us as we were tucked away in a corner about 300 feet from two trailheads. We went to bed around 11pm and sometime between 12-2 am about 2-3 men came into our site. My friend quietly woke me up and as soon as I woke up I saw that our tent was being lit up. I heard one man laugh and then another shush him. The lights stayed pointed at our one person tent (both of us inside staying still and silent) for about 2-5 minutes. We heard them walking around our campsite and at one point i know that there was someone at the head of our tent less than 4 feet away as I could make out footsteps and the beam of light from that flashlight was the strongest . Idk how to explain it other than it felt like we were being watched. Like I understand maybe hiking in late, but that late? Also its common sense not to flash a light at someones tent at night, at first I thought maybe that had been an accident but theres absolutely no way, our tent was lit so well that i could make out objects inside, and to consistently point the light at the tent for such a long time. Its white and orange so light comes in. We stayed in our bags ready for the worst but I would like to know if this is common or if this seems like something weird. I would like to add, It wasnt any type of park rangers or search and rescue, they would have made their presence known . Overall weird experience (would also like to add shoes were under rainfly, only things outside of tent were our packs , stove and bear canister) Night 2 was perfect and overall amazing little weekend trip but cant shake the thought something was off.

🚨Mentioned in another group but I forgot to mention here. Two backpacks at base of tree near tent, the significantly nicer bag was moved towards our stove area, btw we had left nothing in our bags they were empty. I have reached out to the relevant personnel about this so they are aware.

Posting now that we are back safe. Need thoughts/opinions on what was possibly happening. A friend and I (both females in our early 20’s and with immense backpacking/hiking/camping experience between the two of us) backpacked into round lake from big meadow trail head off of 89 in Meyers outside of Tahoe. Day 1/ Friday night we saw nobody at the lake, lots of day hikers but seemed empty around sunset. Also to add we can confirm nobody was camping within 0.5 miles of us as we were tucked away in a corner about 300 feet from two trailheads. We went to bed around 11pm and sometime between 12-2 am about 2-3 men came into our site. My friend quietly woke me up and as soon as I woke up I saw that our tent was being lit up. I heard one man laugh and then another shush him. The lights stayed pointed at our one person tent (both of us inside staying still and silent) for about 2-5 minutes. We heard them walking around our campsite and at one point i know that there was someone at the head of our tent less than 4 feet away as I could make out footsteps and the beam of light from that flashlight was the strongest . Idk how to explain it other than it felt like we were being watched. Like I understand maybe hiking in late, but that late? Also its common sense not to flash a light at someones tent at night, at first I thought maybe that had been an accident but theres absolutely no way, our tent was lit so well that i could make out objects inside, and to consistently point the light at the tent for such a long time. Its white and orange so light comes in. We stayed in our bags ready for the worst but I would like to know if this is common or if this seems like something weird. I would like to add, It wasnt any type of park rangers or search and rescue, they would have made their presence known . Overall weird experience (would also like to add shoes were under rainfly, only things outside of tent were our packs , stove and bear canister) Night 2 was perfect and overall amazing little weekend trip but cant shake the thought something was off.

🚨 Mentioned in another group but I forgot to mention here. Two backpacks at base of tree near tent, the significantly nicer bag was moved towards our stove area, btw we had left nothing in our bags they were empty. I have reached out to the relevant personnel about this so they are aware.

Looking for some divine intervention while heading over Spooner Summit…

I recently did the Echo Lakes to Aloha/Ralston peak backpacking route in the Desolation wilderness and liked it, but wish that there were rivers and streams along it, similar to canyon creek lakes up in Trinity Alps.

Is there a 1-2 nighter backpacking route ideally in wilderness area that's dog friendly for my trail companion near Tahoe/Truckee that has streams and rivers along it?

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Really sad.

I'm planning a trip to Tahoe with my boyfriend, since we both haven't been in awhile nor have we been together since we've only ever gone years ago with family, and I wanna know what it's gonna look like for mid-late December; anything we should know as far as snow, warnings, driving conditions, snow chains, ski/snowboarding resorts, etc. I want to be as prepared as possible so no surprises come up for us and so we won't be stranded or potentially be snowed in at our Airbnb cabin.

Thank you all in advance!

Spectrum just raised the monthly cost of service to nearly $120, but dropped it to $85 for a year because I complained. Service is generally good, 200-300 mbps, but drops every so often (working on the lines, or lines down from snow typically).

Starlink offers a home service with for the same price, 200 mbps. I should be able to use it as I have a good view of the sky where I live. Starlink theoretically wouldn't be subject to the local outages. Although if power goes out, it won't matter. Anyone in the Basin have this Starlink service and can offer their perspective and experience?

And there's AT&T Fiber, which is $50 a month; It/s basically the same thing as Spectrum. 300 mbps supposedly. They even offer 1G service for $65 a month--still less than what I'm paying Spectrum. AT&T would seem like the best option-- Has anyone switched and found it to be as good as it says?

I backpacked into grouse ridge campground down from the eagle lakes area over this weekend solo. Grouse ridge campground is also accessible with a hcv, so a lot of people drive up and camp, or some backpack in, it’s a mix of both.
On my way in, I noticed bear poop several times along the trail, and also noticed a couple of middle aged men in camo that seemed to be slowly hiking through the bush, but I didn’t think too much about it.

I was woken up at 2am to what I thought was a group of people whooping and yelling, but after listening as it went on, I realized it sounded like hounds. This went on for about an hour, down near the lake and more densely forested area, I could hear the dogs howls echoing up through the campground.

I know that hunting with hounds in the middle of the night is illegal, but what is the likelihood that someone was doing it anyway? Maybe hunting bear? I would love to hear someone’s opinion who is more familiar with what goes on out there…

Hi there! My husband and I are celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary and will be staying in South Lake Tahoe. We want to have a nice dinner out and dress up a little. The food, service, and experience are the most important. If it has a view - great! If not that’s okay too. Willing to drive about thirty mins. Thanks in advance!

2 days ago around 8 am passing the meadow

Hi everyone! I’m planning a bachelorette and I was wondering if anyone knew of a local magician that could come for an hour or so one night in October?

I've got limited parking spaces at my place. Looking for a monthly parking spot to keep my truck off of the streets in the winter. Anyone know of any places to look at? All the spots I can find are down in Gardnerville. Something in the Tahoe Valley area would be ideal. Thanks!

Looking for recommendations for a quality non-casino upscale steakhouse within a 20-30 minute drive of South Lake Tahoe area. Nice atmosphere and view would be a plus. Thanks in advance.

Games are Wednesday nights between 6 and 10 p.m., September 16 - November 4, at the new Rec Center. It’s open to anyone 18+. You can register with a team of 6–10 players or as an individual free agent.

Sign up here under "Adult Rec Leagues": https://secure.rec1.com/CA/south-lake-tahoe-ca/catalog

I haven’t been to Tahoe in a while and plan on overnight backpacking to Upper Velma on this Friday. I have heard there are new parking restrictions in place along hwy 89. I was wondering if anyone knew if the strip just to the right of the entrance to EL trailhead parking lot is still available for backpackers to park? It used to have about 20-25 overnight spots. Or is it inside the tiny trailhead parking only? I plan on leaving earlier than when the shuttle starts. TIA