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Zephyr Cove Beach

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The Vitals - The premier party beach in Lake Tahoe.
All the amenities- Jet Skis, Parasailing, Boat rentals
Home of the M.S. Dixie II (more info and tickets)
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Zephyr Cove has just about everything you could want in a beach, except palm trees. Over a mile of sand, although it is coarse to walk on, the region's best volleyball, a 500+ passenger vessel, a 36 passenger catamaran, a huge grassy group event area, every kind of water sport rental you could imagine, and the Sunset Bar overlooking it all with cocktail servers roaming the beach. The beach does have a certain party atmosphere that some families may find offensive. The further you are from the bar, the less of a problem it is. This can usually be avoided just by staying a distance from the bar area. With a mile of beach there is plenty of room. There is a $8 (at press time) parking fee but even so, it often becomes unavailable. When this happens they will park you at the high school across Hwy 50 and shuttle you to the beach.
Zephyr Cove also features a modern campground, lodging, beachfront cabins, stables, the largest snowmobile operation west of the rockies, and much more.

Fast Facts -
Directions - From Stateline, head East on Highway 50 about 3 miles to the entrance, which you can't miss.
Dogs - No, although they are common at the far northeast end of the beach.
BarBQ - Yes (We'll check for 2005)
Fee - Parking $8 or yearly pass. You can avoid paying, but it means a walk or shuttle ride in.
Alcohol is allowed on the beach. Glass is not. Please clean up after yourself.


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