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10:30am-3:30pm mid-Jun-Sep)
, an elegant lakefront house also known as Pine Lodge.
Guided tours take in the richly detailed interior, including marble fireplaces, leaded-glass
windows and period furnishings.
800-444-7275;
www.reserveamerica.com
;
tent & RV sites $25-35; late May-mid-Sep)
has 120
fairly spacious, pine-shaded sites, plus flush toilets and hot pay-showers; a dozen sites stay
open year-round (but without showers).
Tahoma
Another blink-and-you'll-miss-it lakeside outpost, Tahoma has a post office and a handful
of places to stay and eat.
Cute but not too kitschy, the red cabins of
Tahoma Meadows Bed & Breakfast Cot-
tages
( 530-525-1553;
www.tahomameadows.com
;
6821 W Lake Blvd, Tahoma; cottages incl
breakfast $99-389; )
dot a pine grove. Each has classy country decor, thick down com-
forters, a small TV, and bathrooms with clawfoot tubs. Pick up the in-room journal to re-
cord your impressions while you're toasting your feet by the gas-burning fireplace. Pet fee
$20 per night.
Nearby, the
PDQ Market
(6890 W Lake Blvd; 6:30am-10pm)
has groceries and a deli.
Laying claim to being Tahoe's oldest bar, lakeside
Chamber's Landing
( 530-525-9190;
6400 W Lake Blvd; noon-8pm Jun-Sep)
sees the biggest crowds descend for drinks and ap-
petizers in the all-day bar, especially during happy hour. Do yourself a favor and skip the
'Chamber's Punch,' though.
Homewood
This quiet hamlet is popular with summertime boaters and, in winter, skiers and snow-
8am-5pm)
rents bicycles, kayaks, stand-up paddle boarding gear and snow-sports equip-
ment including skis, snowboards and snowshoes.
Sleeping & Eating
