Lodging and Logistics

Interstates

Interstate 80, crosses through Placer County. I-80 begins in the San Francisco Bay Area and heads east to Sacramento, crosses over the Sierra Nevada mountains and reaches Lake Tahoe at the eastern end of Placer County before continuing to Reno, Nevada.

Interstate 5, from Los Angeles is a reasonable drive north to I-80 in Sacramento; then connect with I-80 east 10 miles to the Placer County line.

Information

Western Placer County Sun Chart (Roseville, CA)

Central Sun Chart (Auburn, CA)

Eastern Placer County Sun Chart (Lake Tahoe, CA)

Lakeshore elevation is 6,255 feet (1,907 meters)

Mountain peak elevations can be over 9,000 feet (2,743 meters)

Winter

Some of the finest skiing and snowboarding in the world can be found at the numerous ski resorts around Tahoe. In fact, the first viable ski resorts in California started in the Tahoe area in Placer County. In 1960 Squaw Valley Resort in Placer County was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. All the amenities that go with a world class ski resort can be found here.

Shoulder Season

Spring and Autumn are referred to as shoulder season in Tahoe, the months between the summer and winter ‘high seasons.’ Often hotel rates and other prices may be less at these non-peak times. Traditionally these are observed from Easter to mid-June (Spring) and between Labor Day and Thanksgiving (Autumn).

Summer

Summer activities have been popular here long before Lake Tahoe became known as a winter playground.

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