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SUMMER IN TAHOE
Northstar offers lots of fun activities in the Summer!

Mountain Biking and Races information to come. Click on the image right for more information about mountiain biking at Northstar Resort.
 

Hiking & Summer Scenic Lift Rides are FREE with a 2021/2022 Epic Pass!.... 
Northstar at Tahoe offers scenic lift rides for sightseeing and hiking in the summer. Come out and hop on the Gondola, Tahoe Zephyr Express or Vista Express chairlifts for a scenic ride to the top of the mountain. Four-legged friends also are welcome on a leash on the Gondola only, not the chairlifts. Gondola and chair lift rides will run Friday through Sunday starting mid June (check with Northstar for exact dates) from through mid October (of course, weather permitting). You can get your hiking lift ticket or pass at the Season Pass office at Northstar. Click on the hiking picture right for more detailed Hiking information on Northstar's website.

Click here for Hiking at Northstar rates etc.
Hiking & Mountain Biking
Click on the mountain bike picture for a list of mountain bike trails on the North shore of Lake Tahoe.
And for information on hikes in Tahoe, please click on the picture at right.
Golf & Tennis
Click here for information on Golf in Tahoe
...and here for Tennis at Northstar
Farmers Markets, Music & Art in Tahoe
FARMERS MARKETS (www.foothillfarmersmarket.com)
- Tuesdays, Kings Beach 9am-1pm, June - Sept
- Tuesdays, Truckee 8am-1pm, June - Oct
- Thursdays, Tahoe City at Tahoe Lake Elementary School
  8am-1pm, May - Oct

MOVIES
Northstar 530.562.8800. For North Shore theaters in Tahoe City, Kings Beach & Incline Village, call 530.546.5951 for showtimes.

MUSIC
- Lake Tahoe Music Festival July & August at various locations around Tahoe (www.tahoemusic.org)
- Free music on the Beach: Wednesdays at 6:30 in Truckee
  Regional Park, Fridays at 6:30 in Kings Beach, and Sundays
  at 4:30 on Tahoe City's Commons Beach
- Also see entertainment at the Crystal Bay Casino website
  www.crystalbaycasino.com & the Tahoe World for concerts
  in the Truckee Regional Park

ARTS & CRAFTS FAIRS (free)
- Kings Beach June through August
 
4TH OF JULY (free)
- July 3rd "fireworks" drone show in Kings Beach
- 4th of July parade in Truckee
- 4th of July fireworks in Tahoe City & Incline Village
Summer & Fall Festivities and Events in Tahoe
OTHER EVENTS
- Retro skate night Tuesdays in the Village at Northstar June
  through August. Prizes for best retro dressed guest.
- Tour De Nez Bike Race
- Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival at Sand Harbor July - Aug
- Wine Walks at Northstar, check their website for dates
- Wooden Boat Week annually every summer: www.laketahoeconcours.com
- Truckee Chili Cookoff in Truckee River Regional Park www.truckeechilicookoff.org
- ARTour Open Studios in July:  www.northtahoearts.org
- Squaw Valley Community of Writers Poetry Workshop in summer
- Truckee Rodeo at end of July:  www.truckeerodeo.org
- Truckee Carnival @ Truckee Rodeo Grounds
- Lake Tahoe Autumn Food & Wine Festival: Sept in Tahoe
  City, Squaw, Kings Beach & Northstar  800-824-6348
- Truckee Renaissance Faire Sept:  www.truckeerenfaire.org
- Truckee Ski Swap in Nov  530-582-7720
- Golf clinics & Tennis camps ongoing at Northstar
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From mid-July through mid-August, you can experience Shakespeare on the East shore of Lake Tahoe at Sand Harbor Beach.  Buy tickets ahead of time by going to laketahoeshakespeare.com or by calling 800-74-SHOWS.  Bring your own cooler full of food, from cheese & bread to wine or your beverage of choice.  Nights can get cool, so don't forget to bring extra coats & blankets, and of course, chairs to sit on.  The atmosphere is fun-loving, and the plays are always entertaining.  The backdrop of Lake Tahoe behind the stage is not to be missed!

Sightseeing in Tahoe
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Guided tours of the Thunderbird Lodge take place from May through October.  Tours by shuttle begin in late June. Parking and shuttle pickup for Thunderbird Lodge tours are at the Incline Village/Crystal Bay Visitor's Center, 969 Tahoe Boulevard, Incline Village, NV.  Tours embark from the Hyatt Lake Tahoe in Incline on the 55 ft. catamaran Sierra Cloud on Sundays at 9:30 am, June through August. Call the Hyatt at 800-553-3288 or 775-832-1234 to make reservations.  Another boat tour departs from Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake Tahoe on the classic wooden boat Tahoe six days a week. Ticket prices include a narrated cruise along the lake's beautiful east shore, tour of the Thunderbird Lodge Historic Site and lunch on the site grounds. Call Woodwind Cruises at 888-867-6394 for reservations.  The more adventurous may paddle kayaks or canoes to the site each Tuesday morning from June through late September for a tour beginning at 10:00 AM. The closest place to launch is Sand Harbor State Park, on Highway 28 about 1 3/4 nautical miles north of the historic site.  Cost is about $20 per person for a 1 1/2 hour guided tour. Call for reservations at 775-832-8750.

For the Kids
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Bungy trampoline adventure welcomes all ages (20-210 lbs) and are open daily noon until dusk weather permitting. You can find them in the Village at Northstar on the Village Overlook upper level.  During the summer months only, they also have a ropes course and coming June 2009 will be a climbing wall.
ROPES COURSES IN TAHOE VISTA & SQUAW - California’s first Treetop Adventure Park where ropes course meets zip line on steroids takes thrill-seekers on an all-out adrenalin tour that puts agility, quick-thinking and stamina to the test. Some of the features include tree platforms, zip lines, a variety of bridges including a 120 foot suspension bridge and a highwire bike. There are different courses for kids and adults alike. Once you go through the courses and determine the obstacles, you’ll want to do it again and again, testing yourself every step of the way.