Camp Richardson & Fallen Leaf
South Lake Tahoe · near South Lake Tahoe · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Nordic & Snowshoe
At a glance
- Best season
- Dec–Mar; south-shore snow can be variable
What is here
- Activities
- classic · snowshoe
- Setting
- lake
- Amenities
- Lakefront groomed trails · Fallen Leaf Lake tours · Historic resort base · Rentals & snowshoe trails
- Best for
- Easy lakeside family skiing
- Features
- South-shore lakefront trails · Gentle family terrain · Historic Camp Richardson · Rentals on site
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Low-elevation, variable snow · Cold; sun exposure · Weather-dependent grooming · Layers
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Rentals
- Yes
Nordic & Snowshoe detail
- Venue
- xc-center
- Ability
- beginner
- Snow
- 3
- Trail notes
- Gentle groomed and marked trails along the south-shore lakefront and toward Fallen Leaf Lake — easy, scenic, family-friendly skiing and snowshoeing with a historic resort base
- Terrain note
- ~6,300–6,600 ft; gentle lakeside trails; variable low-elevation snow
- Intl tip
- A historic south-shore Tahoe resort with a friendly Nordic and snowshoe operation on gentle terrain between the resort, the lakefront, and Fallen Leaf Lake. Mostly easy, scenic trails along the shore and through pines — ideal for beginners and families. Rentals and lessons on site, plus marked snowshoe routes. But at ~6,300 ft the snow is lower and more variable than the high summits — best mid-winter after storms; check conditions, dress in layers. Picturesque and family-friendly.
The guide
Camp Richardson, a historic lakeside resort on Tahoe's south shore, runs a friendly Nordic and snowshoe operation on the gentle…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Camp Richardson & Fallen Leaf — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.94, -120.04