Kings Beach Things To Do

For more than a dozen years, Big Blue Adventure has hosted a variety of sporting events around Lake Tahoe and Truckee. When summer arrives, Big Blue Adventure’s events start rolling, so they are perfect for those visiting the area and who want to try out their competitiveness. That said, Big Blue Adventure races are great for people who just want to get out and move while taking in the beauty of the various venues of the events. Try the Emerald Bay Trail Run and it will be hard to keep your eyes on the trail while gazing at the beauty of Lake Tahoe’s iconic bay. Put a few of the running events together for the Tahoe Trail Running Series. Try the Lake Tahoe Mountain Bike Race on the lake’s North Shore, Xterra (an mountain bike triathlon that includes swimming in Big Blue), various SUP events, adventure racing and triathlons, including the long-running Donner Lake Triathlon in Truckee.

Fifth Element Healing Center is a place of wellness through the means of Reiki and energy healing. Their motto is to offer a place where relaxation, healing and rejuvenation of your mind, body, emotional and spiritual needs are met in a personalized session. With years of experience and wisdom offered by their practitioners, you are certain to leave their sanctuary feeling restored and grounded. They also offer classes and events that focus on energetic healing such as their Angelic Reiki Training, Sound Healing Infused with Reiki and Raindrop Technique Workshop.

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.

Based out of the Resort at Squaw Creek, Matt Heron Fly Fishing is a great summer day excursion for those ready to try their hand at flipping the wrist and casting a line. Heron, a guide with more than 26 years of experience and a Federation of Fly Fishers Certified Casting Instructor, is the only fly fishing instructor in Squaw Valley. He offers a variety of classes. Choices include, but aren’t limited to, a three-hour Cast N’ Catch where students learn the art of casting or The Sundowner that gives guests a full day’s excursion. In addition to teaching most of his classes at the stocked ponds located on the Resort at Squaw Creek property, Heron also does private trips on the Truckee River and other small local streams. Also, check out his specialty programs such as Children’s Day, Women’s Only or Corporate Team Building.

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.