South Lake Tahoe is served by a major east-west highway, U.S. 50, which links the area with Sacramento, California and Carson City, Nevada. Here you can enjoy various outdoor activities inluding skiing. snowmobiling, hiking, boating, fishing, biking, kayaking, swimming, and golf.
Top sights in South Lake Tahoe

Inspiration Point
Vikingsholm Castle
Heavenly Gondola



Fannette Island
Fannette Island is the only island in Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada. The uninhabited granite island in Emerald Bay State Park holds the vandalized remains of a tiny 1920s teahouse belonging to heiress Lora Knight, who would occasionally motorboat guests to the island from Vikingsholm Castle, her Scandinavian-style mansion on the bay.