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Category: South Lake Tahoe Hiking

Hiking Eagle Point Campground and Overlook Trail (at Emerald Bay in South Tahoe)

November 11, 2019
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Sunrise at Lake Tahoe with Jeffrey Pine Trees

The hike to the Eagle Point Campground Vista Point (featuring a wooden sitting bench) is more like an after-dinner walk you’d take with your toddler than an actual hike. That’s not to say this short trip isn’t worth your while. In fact, I would say the ends justify the means in this case. For very…

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Hiking Cascade Falls (via Bayview Trailhead near Emerald Bay in South Tahoe)

November 11, 2019
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Cascade Lake and Lake Tahoe surrounded by trees

The hike to Cascade Falls is a favorite by both Tahoe locals and visitors to Lake Tahoe. The trail is short and mostly flat, but offers up-close seating to Cascade Falls, as well as a beautifully layered view of Cascade Lake, Lake Tahoe, and the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe. The ideal time to see Cascade…

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Hiking Rubicon Trail (via Emerald Bay in South Tahoe)

November 11, 2019
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Blue skies, blue lake, and green trees and bushes

The Rubicon Trail is a picturesque hiking trail located on the southwest corner of Lake Tahoe. It contours the shoreline from Emerald Bay to D.L. Bliss State Park and boasts long, continuous panoramic views of Lake Tahoe. From aspects of the trail on its south end you can see many prominent locations of South Tahoe,…

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Hiking Vikingsholm Castle (in Emerald Bay at South Tahoe)

November 11, 2019
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Vikingsholm Castle surrounded by trees and viewed from the front

The hike down to Vikingsholm is, for all intents and purposes, a requirement when stopping at Emerald Bay. The distance is short and the trail is wide, but in that short distance you’ll be descending (and then ascending on the return hike) nearly 500 vertical feet. Don’t let this discourage you from visiting Vikingsholm, however….

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