D.L. Bliss State Park, just beyond Emerald Bay, offers camping, swimming, fishing and hiking. The only lighthouse on Lake Tahoe is here, at Rubicon Point. Continuing on Highway 89, you will pass Meeks Bay, once an important Indian fishing site. Just beyond is Sugar Pine Point State Park, which has a nature center, and bicycle trail, which runs north to beyond Tahoe City. You can also tour the Ehrman Mansion and see a historic hand-hewn log cabin.
Kaspian Beach is just beyond and offers swimming and picnicking.
At Tahoe City, you will find William B. Layton Park and the Gatekeeper's Museum. If you walk to the shore, you can see the gates that control Lake Tahoe's flow into the Truckee River. While parked here, you can walk back to the road and up to Fanny Bridge. The Truckee is a good fishing bet further downstream, since it's stocked regularly. Rafting is also popular on this stretch of the river and you can rent a raft near Fanny Bridge for a leisurely ride on the quiet river.