Lam Watah Park is a pretty good size, beautiful CITY park, which has a small charming pond, and trails around and through vast meadows, small wooded hills with big rock boulders; a large campground and a public beach! It’s a wonderful park for hiking, running, walking dogs, biking, and swimming! It’s very popular for locals and tourists alike. The official trailhead is located off HWY50 on Kahle Road on the NV side. There’s FREE parking by the trailhead across the residential area. The trailhead sign gives an interesting description and history of the park. A few yards away from the trailhead is a small, charming pond with nice, zig-zag shaped wood fences(- see pic). Not far beyond the pond is a small, pretty bridge over a large meadow with tall grass. In Spring and Summer, there is a running stream below the bridge and gorgeous wild flowers in the meadow. Along the trails are many interpretive boards with interesting and educational info on the park. The easy, flat trails, about 2.5 miles round trip to/from the beach, consist of paved path, gravel, boardwalk, and dirt paths — great for walking, hiking, running, biking, as well as for walking dogs! One of the main trails lead to the large RV campground by the lake. This campground is well shaded by tall trees and has shower/toilet facilities. The park and the beach are free, but a fee and advanced reservations are required for the campground. If you hike around on all the side trails, you can easily squeeze in 4mi. The small public Nevada Beach is beautiful and quite popular. The close up view of the lake is spectacular. It’s beautiful to see people parasailing kayaking, paddle-boarding in Lake Tahoe or relaxing on the beach! Go enjoy this gorgeous park! ADDITIONALNOTES A BITOFHISTORY This land was the home of Washoes, and had the long history of logging, pony express, cattle raising, etc. Once it even had an airport, the«Sky Harbor»! Imagine that! But, it was closed after only a few years of operation, due to frequent, heavy wind, and steep, difficult landing. Once 2 casinos were also planned on this land, but they were never built. The vast land of the park was purchased some hundred yrs ago by Mr. Rabe, whose lumber company exhausted the forest in 7 yrs! It’d take another 100+yrs before the woodland came back to life again. The Rabe meadow now bears his name. US Forest Service bought the land in 1980’s and had it restored to the natural state, now as a public park. Go enjoy this gorgeous park! JULY2015 —
Diana H.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Zephyr Cove, NV
Wonderful scenic walk to Nevada Beach. So relaxing and inspirational. Great bike trail and super cool historical info posted all the way along the trail. Lots of native endangered plants. The best time to visit off season.
