Kings Beach Things To Do

Around Tahoe Tours is your best bet for getting a true feel and knowledge of the local area. Created by Darin Talbot, the tour agency is a culmination of his knowledge that began in 1977 when he moved to the area. With his fun attitude and amusing ways of sharing the tales of Tahoe, the musician and storyteller is able to create an entertaining and educational tour for the entire family. His tours range from in-person private tours to group tours to CD tours that are self-guiding. The tours focus on all of the various areas of the Tahoe Basin, from South Lake Tahoe to Truckee. Around Tahoe Tours also offers a GPS app to help visitors know the area and see hidden gems.

You love Lake Tahoe, and you feel as if you’ve seen all the sights it has to offer. But as the old saying goes, you ain’t seen nothing yet ... not until you’ve seen it from the air, piloting your own aircraft over the Carson Range and into the Tahoe Basin. With Hang Gliding Tahoe, you fly a powered hang glider with an instructor along for the ride (the flight can even count for training toward a pilot’s license!) and enjoy the sight of the lake from an entirely new perspective. Morning flights offer spectacular year-round viewing conditions, and you can schedule sessions ranging from one hour clear on up to three hours. Make it an extra-special event and fly as a couple or with a friend, each in your own aircraft, and don’t forget to sign up for the photo or video service for a souvenir of the flight that you will treasure forever.

With its easy location in the center of town, Kings Beach State Recreation Area makes enjoying the sandy shoreline of Lake Tahoe simple. The park itself is free and offers day use of a few miles of sandy beach, public bathrooms, a children's play area and barbecue grills. There are boat, Jet Ski and paddleboard rentals available as well. Parking costs $10 for both cars and trucks. Dogs are not allowed in the summer. In the winter the bathrooms and other facilities close down, but the beach opens to walkers and dogs, as long as they are on a leash. The park hours are from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m.

One of the problems with Lake Tahoe has always been that unless you own a boat, you are missing out on a lot of the fun that the lake has to offer. But Rent A Boat Lake Tahoe solves this problem. They have a fleet of lake-going vessels — all of them longer than 20 feet — that allow you to get out on the surface of Big Blue and experience it as your poor land-bound friends can only imagine. Take a boat out for half a day or really explore the whole area with a full-day rental. Add some tubes, skis or wake boards to your rental package and you've got a day that the whole family will never forget. If you like the idea of boating on Tahoe but aren't too confident about your boat driving skills, you can even arrange to have one of Rent A Boat's captains handle the driving. 

Tahoe Dave's is a full-service ski and snowboard shop offering rentals, demos, sales and all the equipment and clothing needed for a fun day outside. They have multiple locations around the Tahoe Basin that are interconnected to make returning rental and demo gear a breeze. You can bring skis, snowboards, boots and poles back to any of the Tahoe Dave's rental shops despite where you picked up the gear. Their two merchandise stores in Tahoe City are fully outfitted to fit you from head to toe. There are two stores, one for skiing and one for snowboarding, making even the smallest accessory easy to find. In the summer Tahoe Dave's transitions into a mountain-bike rental and gear store.