Page Meadows
Tahoe City / West Shore · near Tahoe City · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Nordic & Snowshoe
At a glance
- Best season
- Dec–Mar; west-shore snow variable
What is here
- Activities
- snowshoe · backcountry
- Setting
- meadow
- Amenities
- Hidden forest meadows · Quiet local escape · Gentle beginner terrain · Dog-friendly
- Best for
- A quiet, close-to-town snowshoe
- Features
- Series of hidden meadows · Gentle, close to Tahoe City · Local & dog-friendly · Peaceful forest touring
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Unmarked — route-finding needed · Variable west-shore snow · Cold; navigation · Share with dogs & bikes
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Rentals
- No
Nordic & Snowshoe detail
- Venue
- backcountry
- Ability
- beginner
- Snow
- 3
- Trail notes
- A string of hidden forest meadows above Tahoe City — a quiet, gentle, unmarked snowshoe and Nordic-touring escape, popular with locals and dogs, close to town
- Terrain note
- ~6,900 ft forest & meadows; ungroomed; variable snow
- Intl tip
- A chain of open meadows hidden in the forest above Tahoe City — a quiet west-shore favorite for gentle snowshoeing and backcountry Nordic touring close to town. A short approach through pines leads to serene, untracked clearings: easy, low-angle terrain ideal for beginners, families, and dogs. Unmarked backcountry, so route-find (follow tracks or a map); west-shore snow at ~6,900 ft is variable — best mid-winter after storms. Bring navigation, dress in layers. A tranquil neighborhood secret.
The guide
Page Meadows, a chain of open meadows hidden in the forest above Tahoe City on the west shore, is a quiet local favorite for ge…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Page Meadows — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.13, -120.17