This tour has 25 stops. Check out the itinerary here for a complete list of stops and if you’re looking for more information to help plan your trip, here’s what you need to know before you go!

• Car cell phone holder
• Car cell phone charging wire
• Hiking Boots or sneakers
• Jacket/rain jacket
• T-shirts, long-sleeve shirts, sweatshirts for layering
• Swim Suit 
• Sunscreen
• And include hats, scarves, and gloves if you’re coming in any month other than June through August.
  

What you budget depends on what you do, but most beaches and parks cost about $10-$15 for parking. Below is a budgeting breakdown of all the major tour stops:

• Sand Harbor State Park: $10 - NV residents, $15 non-NV residents per vehicle
• Cave Rock: $10 - NV residents, $15 non-NV residents per vehicle
• Zephyr Cove: $12/ Day for parking (summer only - no fee in winter)
• Nevada Beach: $10 - NV residents, $15 non-NV residents per vehicle
• Heavenly Gondola: $69 for adults, $34 for children 
• Camp Richardson: $12 to park
• Tallac/Baldwin Museum: Free!
• Eagle Falls: $5 to park 
• Emerald Bay: $10 per vehicle for the day, or $3 per vehicle for one hour
• Vikingsholm Castle: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, under 7 Free
• D.L. Bliss: $10 to park
• Sugar Pine Point State Park: $10 to park
• Hellman Ehrman Mansion: $10 parking, $10 Mansion Tour/ person
• Gatekeeper’s Museum/Indian Basket Museum/Watson Cabin: $10
• Kings Beach: $10 to park
  

• Sand Harbor State Park: 8 am - 8 pm
• Cave Rock: Sunrise to sunset - boat ramp hours vary, check the website in advance. 
• Zephyr Cove: 9 am - 5 pm
• Nevada Beach: 8 am - 8 pm
• Heavenly Gondola: 9 am - 4 pm
• Camp Richardson: 8 am - 5 pm
• Tallac/Baldwin Museum: 10 am - 4 pm
• Taylor Creek 8 am - 4 pm
• Eagle Falls: 6 am - 6 pm
• Emerald Bay: Sunrise to sunset
• Vikingsholm Castle: 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
• D.L. Bliss: 7 am to 8 pm
• Sugar Pine Point State Park: 8 am - 7:30 pm
• Hellman Ehrman Mansion: 10 am - 4 pm
• Gatekeeper’s Museum: Wed - Sun 11 am - 4 pm
• Kings Beach: Dawn to dusk
  

Yes! Feel free to join the tour along the route. Just make sure that you follow the numbers in chronological order from where you are starting from.  If you don’t begin at one of the tour starting points you’ll miss a few stories, but you’ll still have a great experience.

This tour makes a clockwise loop around the lake regardless of which tour starting point you choose. This tour does not work in the opposite direction.

Still have questions? Send us an email at aloha@shakaguide.com or give us a call at (808) 201-8138.