Lake Tahoe - California - page 924

round-trip), Crag Lake (10 miles round-trip) and other backcountry ponds, all surrounded
by scenic Sierra peaks.
Sleeping & Eating
USFS Meeks Bay Campground CAMPGROUND
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 530-525-4733, reservations 877-444-6777; www.recreation.gov ; tent & RV
sites $27-29; mid-May-mid-Oct)
This developed campground offers 36 reservable sites along the beach, along with flush
toilets, picnic tables and fire rings. For pay showers, head to Meeks Bay Resort next door.
Meeks Bay Resort CABINS, CAMPGROUND
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 530-525-6946; www.meeksbayresort.com ; 7941 Emerald Bay Rd/Hwy 89;
tent/RV sites with full hookups $30/50, cabins $125-400; May-Oct)
The Washoe tribe offers various lodging options (cabins require minimum stays) plus
kayak, canoe and paddleboat rentals. If you're hungry, swing by the waterfront grill or
small market, which stocks limited groceries and camping, fishing and beach gear, as well
as Native American crafts and cultural books.
Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
About 10 miles south of Tahoe City, this woodsy state park ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ;
530-525-7982; www.parks.ca.gov ; per car $10) occupies a promontory blanketed by a fragrant
mix of pine, juniper, aspen and fir. It has a swimming beach, over a dozen miles of hiking
trails and abundant fishing in General Creek. A paved cycling path travels north to Tahoe
City. In winter, 12 miles of groomed cross-country trails await inside the park; book ahead
for ranger-guided full-moon snowshoe tours ( 530-525-9920; adult/child under 12yr incl
snowshoe rental $25/free) . In summer, the park offers kayak and hiking tours through the Si-
erra State Parks Foundation ( www.sierrastateparks.org ) .
Historic sights include the modest 1872 cabin ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ) of William 'Gen-
eral' Phipps, an early Tahoe settler, and the considerably grander 1903 Queen Anne-style
Hellman-Ehrman Mansion ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; tours adult/youth 7-17yr $10/8;