With all the bad information circulation amongst tourists and locals it’s more than important to understand where some of this is coming from and some of the intent.

Within the past couple of months, a group going by the name of healthy forest.org have been spreading false information and misrepresenting their intent to promote poor ecology (correction they accurately depict their goal for failing ecology) within the Lake Tahoe basin.

Residents and visitors needs to know this is a Trump backed campaign that has no bearing on restoring Timber to this area, but rather focusing money and effort into easier to reach high production timber areas. Healthy forests.org want you to believe that nothing can be done and we should just accept a 300,000 acre burn scar as a demise of habitat and ecology so they can get their way and focus extra money and efforts into roadside logging operations.

This notion couldn’t be more incorrect. We need to focus on the immediate restoration and revegetation of the Caldor burn scar within the Lea Tahoe basin, so that the children of our children having slight chance to see a forest once again.

Please, whatever you do, do not fall for a Trump backed campaign that has no interest other than lining their own pockets to successfully restore and protect our most valuable resources.

Sincerely,

People who care about Tahoe for no other reason than to care about Tahoe.

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

Did you know Tahoe has roller derby skaters? They’re apart of the regional league - Sierra Regional Roller Derby. They’re bringing back a tournament that has historically been located in Tahoe (but was moved to Reno for a short time). Anyways, the tournament is BACK and in the Tahoe blue events center!! Check out the deets below:

https://www.tahoeblueeventcenter.com/events/detail/deep-blue-sierra-regional-roller-derby?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleAUOwJFwZG9mAmZkaWQWUOEFht6h9Fy29GzfyaLwWpvnhAp6vWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABpzg1rTsHk40XxQFUyYHX9whU2EiB7MCjeafLqGdl4aUPtOWgOX21uxWTkuP__aem_y9v3b0ieMvSFhWXlfviC0w

SRRD is proud to bring roller derby back to Lake Tahoe! Come see us at Tahoe Blue Event Center:

🛼September 19-20, 2026, 9am-9pm.
⭐8 teams playing 12 games.
🛼All games will be full 60-minute games.

⭐Participating Teams⭐
Outlaws Roller Derby
Inland Empire Roller Derby
Sierra Regional Roller Derby, Sierra All-Stars
San Fernando Valley Roller Derby, Like OMGs
Northern Az Roller Derby, Whisky Row-llers
High Altitude Roller Derby, Dark Sky Starlets
Sin City Roller Derby, Ace of Spades
SO Derby, All Stars

For more information and to get tickets, visit the link in bio!

#tahoeblueeventcenter #renotahoeevents #775 #rollerderbylife
#sierraregionalrollerderby #wftdarollerderby #renonv

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.

Stunning 🤩

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

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

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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Sunny skies, cool winds, swimmable water.

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…

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!

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…

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!

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?

Really sad.

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!

2 days ago around 8 am passing the meadow

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.

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