North shore for us too then!
Staying for a week so I'd like to stay somewhere with a kitchen. At least a microwave & refrigerator. WHat's average cost per night out there? She's a teacher so not a baller lol
ok, so here's what we like to do in the summer. We stay in Northstar, which is technically Truckee. We stay in a condo like
this one. In Northstar as part of being in this condo complex, you can access the rec center, which has a very nice pool scene, lap pool, hot tubs, tennis courts. You can also go into the village, which also has a great day and night scene. There's a village center where families gather around fire pits, have smores, shop, drink beer (you can bring your own!), and roller skate or watch people roller skate. Sometimes there's live music. The gondola is usually running too. You can probably take it up the mountain, hike, watch mountain bikers. Head to the Ritz for a drink, more smores, even frisbee golf if you want.
Northstar is enclosed. That's good and bad. From Northstar, you can drive to the lake (20-ish minutes), to some of the smaller casinos, and to Truckee for dinner. There's also Donner Lake. Go rent bikes and bike around the lake. That's fun. Again, go to Tahoe City and follow the traffic to the raft operations. Rent a raft and cruise down the Truckee to River Ranch. Bring lunch, some beers, wine, whatever. You are on your time. Part way down, you can beach your raft and chill and people watch. It's fun. Then at the bottom they'll take you back to your car.
In June, July and August, it's warm and dry. Be ready for that. You're also at elevation, so you can get dehydrated and sleeping can be a PITA. It cools down at night.
God I love Tahoe. I'm going in two weeks and I'm still jealous you're going this summer!
heading up for our family vacation on 3/27... alpine and northstar
