Hikes in Lake Tahoe

Lovely Lake Tahoe is a stunning jewel in the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains. The lake is huge, blue, and beautiful. At 22 miles long and 12 miles wide, Lake Tahoe is the largest mountain lake in America and the nation's second deepest lake. Lake Tahoe sits on the border of California and Nevada, with more of the lake's water and shoreline falling in California. ... Read more.
Tokopah Falls in Sequoia National Park
Measuring 1,200 feet long, Tokopah Falls is the tallest waterfall in Sequoia National Park. Unlike the famous free-falling waterfalls in that other national park to the north, Tokopah Falls features a long series of steep picturesque cascades. The 4.2-mile round trip hike to the waterfall is fairly gradual, gaining 630 feet up a trail that should be enjoyable for hikers of all abilities. ...Read more.
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Distance: 4.2 miles · Elevation change: 630 feet
By: Published: April 19, 2010 Last updated: December 5, 2025