The Lake Tahoe Basin is 205,000 acres in size. State lands include five state parks and lands administered by the California Tahoe Conservancy and the Nevada State Lands Commission. The average snowfall is 500 inches at alpine skiing elevations up to 11,000 feet. It is surrounded by the numerous world class ski slopes. Other activities include camping, hiking, biking, boating, swimming and fishing.
Nightlife is abundent around the lake and includes mega resorts in many of the Nevada areas.
The lake is within 1 hour of Reno and Carson City Nevada. The pictures below are from various parts of the lake. Additional pictures can be seen by clicking on any of the following pages below. Emerald Bay State Park page 1. Emerald Bay State Park page 2.