Your Tahoe bike rental starts at the local rental office in South Lake Tahoe. After some instruction and safety guidelines for biking around the lake, take a look at your map (yours to keep), hop on your bike and set off with your friends or family!

You have four or eight hours of rental time, depending on the option you select when booking. You also have a choice of four bike styles: a cruiser (great for beach-hopping and bike paths), a mountain bike (choose if you plan to explore the mountains on single tracks and downhill trails), a tandem bike (the romantic option!) or a bike with a kid-carrier (perfect if you have a small child not ready for his or her own bike).

Pedal around the lake at your leisure, checking out the many beaches and other sites that line the southern shore, such as Nevada Beach, Lakeside, Ski Run, Timber Cove, the Tahoe Keys and Pope. If you’re up for it, you can even bike all the way to Emerald Bay, one of Tahoe’s most popular and beautiful destinations. Perhaps visit a lakeside restaurant for lunch, and then bike off your meal. Or head to Van Sickle trail, which winds through Heavenly Mountain Resort.

Whether you’re looking for a flat, mellow route or a steep, rocky adventure, the options are endless, and you’re in control.

When your time is up, just return your bike to the rental office.