The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
California

Stop 13 · Days 458–461

Lake Tahoe, Reno & Carson City

Lake Tahoe, Reno & Carson City, NV

The dazzling blue alpine lake straddling the California–Nevada line, plus Reno's neon, Nevada's little capital, and the Comstock ghost town of Virginia City.

Where to stay

  • A South Lake Tahoe lodge

    By the lake and the casinos at Stateline.

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You gotta eat this

  • Lakeside dining

    After a day on (or above) the water.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 458Day 458 — The LakeFull day · 5h planned
  2. 459Day 459 — Reno, Carson City & the ComstockFull day · 4h planned
  3. 460Day 460 — Free DayFree day
  4. 461Day 461 — Northwest to LassenDrive day · 3h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • State Capitols
  • Outdoor & Water Activities
  • Concerts & Venues