1924 filming of Charlie
Chaplin’s The Gold
Rush. Its well-preserved
historical downtown is
close to a dozen downhill
and cross-country ski
resorts, most famously
Northstar-at-Tahoe
(%800-466-6784; http://www.
northstarattahoe.com; 5001
Northstar Dr, off Hwy 267;
adult/child lift ticket winter
$91/53, summer $10/free;
c), where ski lifts also
transport summer hikers
and mountain-bikers into
the highlands.
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The Drive » In downtown
Truckee, cross over the railroad
tracks and the river, following
Brockway Rd southeast for 1.5
miles. Turn right onto Hwy 267
back toward Lake Tahoe, passing
Northstar-at-Tahoe ski resort
before cruising downhill to the
lakeshore town of Kings Beach,
10 miles away.5 Kings Beach
& Tahoe Vista
On summer weekends,
picturesque Kings
Beach State Recreation
Area (www.parks.ca.gov;
admission free; hdawn-
10pm; c#) gets deluged
with sun-seekers,
especially the picnic
tables, barbecue grills
and boat rentals. Adrift
Tahoe (%530-546-1112;http://www.standuppaddletahoe.
com; 8338 N Lake Blvd;
hseasonal hr vary) handles
kayak, outrigger canoe
and stand-up paddle
boaring (SUP) rentals
and paddling lessons,
and tours, as well as yoga
classes on the beach. Just
inland, the 1920s Old
Brockway Golf Course
(%530-546-9909; http://www.
oldbrockway.com; 7900 N Lake
Blvd; greens fee $25-70, club
rental $20-30) runs along
pine-bordered fairways
where Hollywood celebs
once hobnobbed. Spread
southeast along Hwy 28,
Tahoe Vista has more
public beaches than any
other lakeshore town.TRIP HIGHLIGHTEmerald Bay Motorcyclist on Hwy 89