A beautiful lake 6,200 ft (1,891 m) high in the Sierra Nevada, straddling the California-Nevada state line, Lake Tahoe is a jewel to both nature-lovers and developers. It is the tenth deepest lake in the world, with a maximum depth of 1,600 ft (488...

Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. It is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada. The lake is known for the clarity of its water and the panorama of...

GETTING THERE: The closest commercial airport is Reno International, about 60 miles away and a drive of about an hour and 20 minutes to South Lake Tahoe. Some resorts offer ground service from Reno. Most major airlines offer connecting service from airports in the...

LAKE TAHOE HAS often been called a boater, s paradise. For kayakers,the vast mountain lake approaches nirvana. Portable and easy to use, kayaks allow you to escape the crowds and explore the lake's quiet and secluded shores, where your only company might be...

Fire and ice haven't been kind to the fabled Lake Tahoe resort region this year.An unusually dry winter kept ski resorts short of snow. Wildfires destroyed more than 200 homes and other buildings just before Independence Day celebrations, which traditionally draw up to 100,000 people.Bookings...

Efforts to tame a raging wildfire that has destroyed some 200 homes near Lake Tahoe suffered a setback Tuesday when a backfire set by firefighters to control the blaze jumped a fireline, forcing a new round of evacuations, authorities said.Firefighters were working to protect a...