Whether you're baking in the dry heat of a Sacramento Valley summer or languishing amid the rain showers of a San Francisco winter, the heights of the Sierra Nevada, straight to the east within Tahoe National Forest, can seem like Shangri-La. In summer, Tahoe's deep river canyons and high peaks beckon adventurers in search of cool air and waters, panoramic views, meadows of wildflowers, and forest of firs, hemlocks and hardwoods. And in winter, when the conifers groan under the weight of hundreds of inches of "Sierra cement"the moisture-laden snow the California mountains rob from Pacific storm systemsthe greatest concentration of ski lifts in the country is just a straight shot on I-80 away from the Bay Area. Read More »
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Tahoe National Forest Travel Q&A
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What You Can Do in Tahoe National Forest
Articles & Advice on Tahoe National Forest
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- Dives and Drives
- Southwestern Swimholes: Head out west for monster dives and better sun
- Tahoe National Forest
- Loch Leven Lakes Trail Big Bend Area
- Tahoe National Forest
- Lower Lola Montez Lake Trail Donner Summit Area
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- Lindsey Lakes Trail Grouse Lakes Area
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- PCT South to Richardson Lake Barker Pass Area
- Tahoe National Forest
- Chimney Rock Trail
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Parks Near Tahoe National Forest
- Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park,CA (22 mi.)
- Donner Memorial State Park,CA (24 mi.)
- Plumas National Forest,CA (31 mi.)
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