![]() The backdrop to all of this (opposite the water of course) is one of FLL’s classic landmarks… “The Store”. That’s the where the general store, gift shop, restaurant, boat launch and docks, boat rentals, and gas station and more are for the lake. They even do a kids version with soda in front of beer. The race is always a fun and embarrassing mess. Oh, and t here are also firefighters on a fireboat spraying you with the hose the whole time. You can’t start moving until you finish one beer and you have to finish the second one at the halfway point. I remember doing them at summer camp every year for our “camp olympics” and thinking they were the coolest thing ever, but now being over 21, I think kayak beer races may have taken that spot! The idea is pretty simple… you get a kayak, two beers, and no paddles. In the summer, they host Stanford alum and their families and have regular sing a long campfires which everyone on the lake is invited to. Plus every July 4th, Stanford and the Volunteer Fire Department co-host a beachside BBQ with cardboard boat races and kayak beer races.Ĭardboard boat races are a classic. Then the south end of the lake has Stanford Camp, Stanford’s alumni family retreat center. A little further down, you’ll find an abandoned boathouse. If you follow the trails up a hill from the picnic tables, you’ll find a very large stone chimney, and stone basement walls, which are all that remain of a 1920’s cabin from the wealthy Baldwin family. There’s also a cool abandoned cabin in the woods behind it. It’s the perfect place to picnic, since there are already picnic tables there and you can look out over the water. It’s really easy to find, as it’s the only cove on the lake and you can rent fun paddle boats to get to it. TJ’s family likes to call that area Pirate Cove, but its official name is Sawmill Cove. ![]() My first fun activity recommendation would be to visit the little cove up on the north end of the lake, near the campground. It’s basically the best little lake in California, and I daresay, the best lake that has ever existed. It kind of defeats the purpose of the whole being in nature thing, but if you’re looking for that experience, it’s there.īut anyway, no matter where you stay in the greater Lake Tahoe area I’d recommend a quick day trip to Fallen Leaf Lake, if you have the time! It’s pretty cheap but it books up quick so plan ahead!Īnd on the other end, if you’re looking for something more expensive, you can stay at the casinos on the Nevada side of South Lake Tahoe. The north side of the lake is forest service land with a beautiful campground that has tons of space for tents and a few heated cabins, which you can reserve online. Some houses on the lake are up for renting/ Airbnb’ing, and there are plenty of cheap motels in the South Lake Tahoe area. ![]() You’d need to rent a car from there – it’s about an hour from Reno to Fallen Leaf – but it’s only 3 hours from the Bay Area, so you’re in luck if you’re from there! Yes fun fact, Dara is one of the probably very people in Los Angeles who refuses to drive… I don’t mind the drive though because we drive from LA to the Bay Area (where I grew up) all the time, and I even drove across the country after graduating in 2015.Īlternatively, you can also fly to Reno, which is very cheap, very fast flight from LA. Dara: It’s a little far from Los Angeles – about a 7.5 hour drive – but I don’t mind because I’m never the one driving! □ ![]()
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