Tahoe City Public Utility District's Parks and Recreation division provides information on parks, beaches, recreation programs and classes.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.tcpud.org/

The Tahoe Community Center promotes and supports its local community through educational, cultural, fitness, and sports activities.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.tcpud.org/parks-facilities/facilities-parks-and-rentals/community-centers/tahoe-city-community-center

The KidZone Museum provides a children’s museum that works to inspire learning through creative play and discovery. Exhibits are optimal for children under age 7 and focus on building cognitive, physical, social, and creative skills through play. Camps and school programs are designed for children through elementary school. Teenagers can volunteer at the museum.

The museum includes:

• Indoor Play Structure
• Infant Area
• Art Studio
• Nature Play Area
• Science Lab
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://kidzonemuseum.org/

This is a Ready to Grow (R2G) resource. Ready to Grow is a First 5 Nevada County program to connect children 0-5 with services and information that support their well-being. Organizations with programs that have this R2G tag may have additional programs of interest to families.

The Achieve Tahoe Program provides year-round adaptive sports and recreation programs for children and adults with physical, sensory, or intellectual disabilities.

Services include:

• Adaptive ski and snowboard instruction with PSIA-certified instructors (Dec–April, weather permitting)
• Adaptive summer sports including water skiing, paddle sports, and sailing in the Tahoe and Sacramento areas
• Military adaptive sports camps for veterans and service members with disabilities

Web pages

• Home - https://www.achievetahoe.org/
• FQA - www.achievetahoe.org/about/faq/

Truckee Donner Recreation & Park District (TDRPD) provides recreation and park programs and facilities for everyone in the community.

• COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL
• West End Beach
• Ponderosa Golf Course
• MUSIC IN THE DOWNTOWN PARK

Web pages

• ​Community Swimming Pool - https://www.tdrpd.org/157/Community-Swimming-Pool
• West End Beach - https://tdrpd.org/165/West-End-Beach
• Ponderosa Golf Course - https://www.ponderosagolfcoursetruckee.com/
• Music in the Downtown Park - https://www.tdrpd.org/312/Music-in-the-Downtown-Park

The Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition promotes bicycling, bike events, and new bicycle infrastructure such as bike paths and bike lanes throughout the Tahoe region.

They work to help the Tahoe region become more bicycle friendly and offer bike trail maps for free on their website.

Web pages

• Home - https://tahoebike.org/
• Bike Trail Maps - https://tahoebike.org/print-bike-map/

Tahoe National Forest offers hiking trails (including a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail), OHV, equestrian and mountain biking trails provide access to many lakes, rivers, and mountain tops. Developed recreation sites including campgrounds, boat ramps, picnic areas, nature trails, and fire lookouts that can be rented for overnight occupancy.

Web pages

• Home, including ranger district office locations - https://www.fs.usda.gov/tahoe/

The Nevada City Parks & Recreation provides a system of parks, trails, recreational facilities, programs, and services for Nevada City.

​The Nevada City Veteran's Memorial Building and Seaman's Lodge provide meeting space services for public use. Rental fees are charged and reservations must be made in advance for the use of these buildings.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacityca.gov/188/Parks-Recreation

The San Juan Ridge PARTNERS Family Resource Center (FRC) provides families in the San Juan Ridge area with information and referrals to local resources, services, and facilities on a drop-in basis for visitors of all ages.

It also assists families with child development, parenting support, counseling, education, and employment tools. It also offers playgroups (Tue/Th 10am-12pm) for families with children ages 0-5, and weekly activities for older children.

Note:

• The FRC does not have any housing resources and does NOT have any gift cards, gas cards, etc.
• The FRC does offer a computer, phone, fax, printer, children's play space, clothes closet, food pantry (12pm-3pm Tue & Thurs + by emergencies), diapers, lending and reference libraries, information, referrals, parenting support, weekly children's playgroup, summer camps, adult yoga (Mon 6pm-7:15pm & Wed 9am-10:30am), ASQ's, children's dance classes, and periodic events.

The San Juan Ridge Family Resource Center has laundry vouchers…

The Nevada County Historical Society North Star Mining Museum provides museum that houses a collection of hard rock mining equipment, including a 30-foot Pelton wheel. The site has a picnic area in the adjacent Glenn Jones Park. Outside displays include a rare operational Cornish Pump that was used to remove water from deep within mine shafts.


Web pages

• Home - https://nevadacountyhistory.org/