Guidebook for Alpine Meadows

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Guidebook for Alpine Meadows

Essentials

The Save Mart in Tahoe City is the closest grocery store. It is easy to find at the “Y” intersection in town. In a late-night pinch, the Kings Beach Safeway is a bit further, but it’s open 24 hours.
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Save Mart Supermarkets
11399 Deerfield Dr
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The Save Mart in Tahoe City is the closest grocery store. It is easy to find at the “Y” intersection in town. In a late-night pinch, the Kings Beach Safeway is a bit further, but it’s open 24 hours.

Food Scene

Down at the Highway 89 turnoff, the River Ranch has a classy restaurant and bar overlooking the river. We love to go sit by the fire and order off the bar menu. The Crest Café across the street is good for a quick or more casual bite.
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River Ranch Restaurant & Lodge, Tahoe City station
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Down at the Highway 89 turnoff, the River Ranch has a classy restaurant and bar overlooking the river. We love to go sit by the fire and order off the bar menu. The Crest Café across the street is good for a quick or more casual bite.
The coffee and pastries at Tahoe House on the west side of the lake are awesome. When you get to the Y, take a right and go a little less than a mile. The line can be long on big weekends but the service is super speedy and friendly.
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Tahoe House Bakery & Gourmet
625 W Lake Blvd
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The coffee and pastries at Tahoe House on the west side of the lake are awesome. When you get to the Y, take a right and go a little less than a mile. The line can be long on big weekends but the service is super speedy and friendly.

Entertainment & Activities

Alpine is our neighborhood ski resort, just a couple miles up the road. It has great terrain and no fuss. There is also a free ski shuttle that runs along Mineral Springs Street just down the hill during peak season, but you should call Alpine to make sure it is running. It will also take you to Squaw, where your lift tickets work as well.
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Alpine Meadows
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Alpine is our neighborhood ski resort, just a couple miles up the road. It has great terrain and no fuss. There is also a free ski shuttle that runs along Mineral Springs Street just down the hill during peak season, but you should call Alpine to make sure it is running. It will also take you to Squaw, where your lift tickets work as well.
For groomed cross-country ski trails, go to the Tahoe City Winter Sports Park, which is a 20-minute drive on the north side of the lake. They sell day passes and rent equipment.
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Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area
925 Country Club Dr
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For groomed cross-country ski trails, go to the Tahoe City Winter Sports Park, which is a 20-minute drive on the north side of the lake. They sell day passes and rent equipment.
Squaw is our local world-class ski resort, with plenty of fun on the mountain and off. Besides skiing, there's tram rides, ice skating, trampolining, snow tubing, mini-snowmobiling, people watching, etc.
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Squaw Valley Adventure Center
1960 Squaw Valley Rd
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Squaw is our local world-class ski resort, with plenty of fun on the mountain and off. Besides skiing, there's tram rides, ice skating, trampolining, snow tubing, mini-snowmobiling, people watching, etc.

Sightseeing

Downtown Truckee is its own little world, only 20 minutes away. There are cafés, galleries, boutiques, and chocolate and wine shops. Drive on Highway 89 away from the lake, and take a right on West River St. before you get all the way back to I-80.
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Truckee
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Downtown Truckee is its own little world, only 20 minutes away. There are cafés, galleries, boutiques, and chocolate and wine shops. Drive on Highway 89 away from the lake, and take a right on West River St. before you get all the way back to I-80.

Parks & Nature

Don't miss one of the most iconic views in Tahoe. Drive down the west side and check out the view of the bay from up top, then hike down a mile to the water.
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Parque estatal Emerald Bay
138 Emerald Bay Rd
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Don't miss one of the most iconic views in Tahoe. Drive down the west side and check out the view of the bay from up top, then hike down a mile to the water.
Blackwood Canyon is a great, free place to hang out year-round. In summer, there's great hiking: try Eagle Rock (steep but short, up to a ledge that looks directly onto a lake) or Ellis Peak (super scenic!). In winter, there’s room to park at the base, and then dogs, sleds, snowshoes, cross-country skis and other methods of transportation are all welcome.
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Blackwood Canyon SNO-PARK
California 89
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Blackwood Canyon is a great, free place to hang out year-round. In summer, there's great hiking: try Eagle Rock (steep but short, up to a ledge that looks directly onto a lake) or Ellis Peak (super scenic!). In winter, there’s room to park at the base, and then dogs, sleds, snowshoes, cross-country skis and other methods of transportation are all welcome.