One of the highest, largest, deepest, cleanest and coldest lakes in the world, Lake Tahoe is perched high above the Gold Country in an alpine bowl of forested granite peaks. Longer than the English Channel is wide, and more than a thousand feet deep, it's so cold that perfectly preserved cowboys who drowned over a century ago have been recovered from its depths. The lake lures weekenders from the Bay Area and beyond with sunny beaches in the summer, snow-covered slopes in the winter and bustling casinos year-round.

Lake Tahoe

• Lake Tahoe
• Lake Tahoe skiing
• Arrival, information and getting around
• Eating and drinking

Explore Lake Tahoe

• South Lake Tahoe
• Tahoe City

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