Lake Tahoe, located in the High Sierra Nevada Mountains on the California and Nevada borders, is known as an outdoor enthusiast's paradise. The Tahoe area offers a wide variety of tourist activities, including some of the best snow skiing, boating and water sports, hiking and mountain biking.
This dramatic sunset view lies along the shoreline within state park protection. Lake Tahoe's additional protection is offered by the United States Forest Service. The State of Nevada has been less proactive than California in its conservation efforts. In the early 1900s, a great national conservation movement took place, but a federal conversion of the Tahoe Basin Area was unsuccessful.