Welcome to the picnic world: Reno-Tahoe!
Lake Tahoe has a wide variety of picnic areas. Please check out our North Shore, East Shore, West Shore and South Shore picnic guides for more information... and see you there!
North Shore
Agatam Beach
SR 28, Tahoe Vista, Agatam Street
300 foot beach & lawn area
Coon Street Picnic Area
East side of Kings Beach
Playground, boat launch (dependent on lake level)
Kings Beach Recreation Area
Center of Kings Beach
Playground
Lake Forest Beach
One mile east of Tahoe City
Moondunes Beach
Tahoe Vista near Pino Grande
Portable restroom available during the summer, no public parking, 600 foot swimming beach
North Tahoe Beach Center
Kings Beach
Fee for sauna, clubhouse, hot tub, weights
North Tahoe Marina
Tahoe Vista on SR 28
No restrooms, boat launch
North Tahoe Regional Park
Tahoe Vista
Playground, hiking trails, volleyball, softball
Patton Beach
SR 28 in Carnelian Bay
Portable restroom available during the summer, washed carnelian stone beach
Sand Harbor Nevada State Park
South of Incline Village
Boat launch
Secline Beach
End of Secline Street, Kings Beach
No restrooms, 300 foot beach
Tahoe City Commons Beach
Center of Tahoe City
Playground
Tahoe State Recreation Area
Next to McDonalds, Tahoe City
Truckee Regional Park
SR 267, Truckee
Playground, par course, baseball, tennis
West End Beach
West End of Donner Lake, Truckee
Playground, volleyball, tennis
William B. Layton Memorial Park
Tahoe City
Rocky shore, grass, Gatekeepers Museum
East Shore
Round Hill Pines Beach
U.S. HWY 50 at Round Hill
Boat rentals, boat launch
Zephyr Cove Beach
U.S. HWY 50 at Zephyr Cove
Boat rentals, cruises
West Shore
L. Bliss State Park
SR 89, south of Meeks Bay
Beach, hiking trails
Kaspian Recreation Area
SR 89 south of Sunnyside
Meeks Bay Campground
Ten miles south of Tahoe City
Boat launch, sandy beach
Sugar Pine Point State Park
North of Meeks Bay
Free pier
William Kent Campground
SR 89 at Sunnyside
Rocky beach
South Shore
Baldwin Beach
SR 89, 4 miles south of the "Y" in South Lake Tahoe
Camp Richardson Beach
SR 89, 2.5 miles north of the "Y" in South Lake Tahoe
Playground, boat rentals
Connolly Beach
U.S. HWY 50 at Timber Cove Lodge
No firepits, boat launch nearby
El Dorado Beach
Between Rufus Allen & Lakeview
Playground, boat launch (dependent on lake level)
Emerald Bay Beach
Emerald Bayno
Firepits, boat dock, hiking trails, Eagle Falls, Vikingsholm Castle
Fallen Leaf Lake
Fallen Leaf Lake Road. Off SR 89
Boat launch
Kiva Beach
SR 89, 2.5 miles north of the "Y" in South Lake Tahoe
Nevada Beach
Elk Point Road near Roundhill & U.S. HWY 50
Boat launch at south end
Pope Beach
SR 89, 2 miles north of the "Y" in South Lake Tahoe
Regan Beach
West of U.S. HWY 50 at Lakeview & Sacramento
No firepits and no fires or alcohol allowed, playground
