Lake Tahoe - California - page 931

Tahoe Dave's OUTDOOR OUTFITTER
( 530-583-0400, 530-583-6415; www.tahoedaves.com ; 590 N Lake Tahoe Blvd; ski & snowboad
rentals per day from $29)
The main regional outfitter, with additional branches at Squaw Valley, Kings Beach and
Truckee (rentals can be returned to any shop); reservations accepted.
Sleeping
If you show up without reservations, dingy, last-resort budget motels are along N Lake
Blvd. For camping, head north to USFS campgrounds off Hwy 89 or south along Hwy 89
to state parks and small towns along the lake's western shore.
Mother Nature's Inn INN
( 530-581-4278; www.mothernaturesinn.com ; 551 N Lake Blvd; r $80-125; )
Right in town behind Cabin Fever knickknack boutique, this good-value option offers
quiet motel-style rooms with a tidy country look, fridges and coffeemaker, eclectic fur-
niture and comfy pillow-top mattresses. It's within walking distance of Commons Beach.
Pet fee $15.
Pepper Tree Inn MOTEL
( 530-583-3711; www.peppertreetahoe.com ; 645 N Lake Blvd; r incl breakfast $96-199; )
The tallest building in town, this somberly painted establishment redeems itself with some
birds-eye lake views. Fairly comfortable modern rooms with that familiar log-cabin decor
each have a microwave and mini fridge. Top-floor rooms with hot tubs are most in de-
mand.
River Ranch Lodge INN
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 530-583-4264; www.riverranchlodge.com ; Hwy 89 at Alpine Meadows Rd;
r incl breakfast $115-190; )
Though there's some noise from traffic outside and the bar downstairs, request a river-fa-
cing room so you can drift off to dreamland as the Truckee River tumbles below your win-