Activities

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Ponderosa Ranch
Located 0.5 mile south of Incline Village on Hwy 28
Phone:775-831-0691
World famous home to television's "Bonanza" featuring the Cartwright Ranch House, an entire western town complete with shops, antiques, saloon, shootin' gallery, Hoss' Mystery mine and more. Enjoy an exciting Haywagon Breakfast with spectacular views durring the summer months. Open May - October, with limited operations during winter months.

Sand Harbor
Located 4 miles south of Incline Village on Hwy 28
Phone: 775-831-0494
Open all year. Sandy beach, boat launch, BBQ pits & tables. Divers Cove for scuba divers.

Thunderbird Lodge
Located on the east shore of Lake Tahoe south of Incline Village
Phone: 775-832-8750
The Thunderbird Lodge estate is one of the best examples of a historic "Tahoe society" estate and a 6-acre historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places, which is surrounded by over 40,000 acres of Forest Service and Nevada State Parks land. 
Previously known as the Whittell Estate. 

The following are the tour options for Thunderbird:
-Bus ride and walking tour/Visitors Center, IV - 9am to 1:30pm every Wed/Thurs/Fri, Adults $25, Children $10 - beginning April 30th through October 31st

-Catamaran ride and walking tour/Hyatt-Sierra Cloud - 8am, 9:30am Sun/Mon, Adults $60, Children $40 - beginning May 25th through September 1st

-Yacht cruise, walking tour and lunch/Safari Rose or Tahoe - 10:30am Sun and Tues, Adults $79, Children $39 - beginning May 25th through September 30th

-Bus ride, lunch, and walking tour/Resort at Squaw Creek - 11am Mon, Adults $65

-School Group Tours - Fridays - beginning April 30th through October 31st

Vikingsholm
Located at the head of Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe on Hwy 89.
Phone: 530-525-9529
This magnificent "castle" is a unique blend of Nature's spectacular beauty and man's architectural ingenuity. Situated majestically among towering pines and cedars, it was built as a summer home by Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight in 1929. Tours are available 7 days a week from mid-June until the end of September from 10am to 4pm. All tours are guided and take approximately one-half hour. The tour fee is $1.00 for adults and free for children under 12. Limited parking is available in the Vikingsholm parking lot off of Highway 89. There is no public boat service to Vikingsholm, but Vikingsholm can be reached by private boat. A dock is provided for loading and unloading only. Beaching a boat is allowed in the bay from dawn to dusk. Tour boats are available from South Shore and North Shore. These boats allow passengers to view Vikingsholm from the water, but they do not dock in Emerald Bay.

Ehrman Mansion
Located at Sugar Pine Point State Park in Tahoma on Hwy 89.
Phone: 530-525-9529
Built at the turn of the century, this Queen Anne Victorian in Sugar Pine Point State Park represents the opulent post-mining period when wealthy businessmen built elegant summer homes at Lake Tahoe. This grand but informal summer home, called Pine Lodge, was completed in 1903 and was considered to be one of the finest in the high Sierra. Today the house is maintained as a museum and an example of the opulent tradition in Tahoe summer homes. Tours are 11am-4pm daily from July through Labor Day and cost $1. Call for parking information.

Tallac Historic Site
Located 3 miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Hwy 89
Phone530-542-4166
Far from the crowds and gambling, the Tallac Historic Site is home to the archeological remains of the Tallac Resort and 3 large summer estates built by wealthy San Franciscans in the late 1800's and the early 1900's. The Pope, Baldwin, and Valhalla Estates are open to the public in different capacities. The Pope Estate, built in 1894, is open for guided tours and houses changing art exhibits. Valhalla is a Grand Hall with beautiful wood floors, an open wood beam ceiling, a balcony of lodge pole construction and a 20 foot high stone fireplace! It was built in 1923 and is now the site of the Tuesday and Thursday concerts, the Cultural Arts Gift Store and is available for rental. These rustic estates are nestled in the secluded woods and along the beaches of the Tallac Historic Site. Call for tour information.

Carson City
Located just 14 miles from Lake Tahoe
Phone: 775-687-7410 or 1-800-NEVADA-1
Home to the Kit Carson Trail a 1.5 mile walk through our historic district with stops at over 30 Victorian homes, churches, museums and other buildings of historical interest. The Nevada State Railroad Museum displays a collection of restored historic Virginia and Truckee Railroad equipment. Rides on the railroad are offered on various weekends in the summer.

Virginia City
Located 40 miles from Lake Tahoe
Phone: 775-847-0311
Over 100 years ago Virginia City concealed treasures of great wealth pouring over $400,000,000.00 in Silver and Gold into the economy of an expanding nation. Little has changed since then. Boardwalks take you back in time with shops, museums, saloons, gaming, even an occasional gun fight! Ride the V&T steam train, tour underground mines or visit the famous Suicide Table. Virginia City is fun for the whole family.

Reno
Thirty five miles from Incline Village on HWY 431.
Phone: Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority
1-800-HIT RENO
In addition to the area's spectacular beauty, Reno/Lake Tahoe offers an extraordinary mix of history and culture, ski and golf resorts, 24-hour gaming and entertainment, a mild climate with four distinct seasons, a healthy, diverse economy and a river running through the heart of town.