Lake Tahoe and its surrounding areas has plenty of parks for visitors of all kinds. Each park has its different features though most are used for picnicking and camping. Most parks have playgrounds for kids are near the lake if not situated lakefront so you can go for a dip or engage in water sports.

Bijou Community Park - playground; picnic shelters; bandstand; trails; game courts; skateboard park; disc-golf course
1201 Al Tahoe Blvd.
across from the Lake Tahoe Community College
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
530-542-6094

Commons Beach Park - playground; lakefront grass and sand area (used for picnicking and sunbathing)
Downtown Tahoe City
(530) 583-3796

Desolation Wilderness - permit needed for day hikes; view includes hundreds of glacial lakes, sub-Alpine forests, valleys and granite peaks
South Lake Tahoe, CA
530-543-2600

D.L. Bliss State Park - campgrounds;hiking; swimming; fishing; and interpretive activities. With a wonderful beach on Rubicon Bay where the trailhead for the Rubicon Point Trail is located.
Hwy 89
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
530-525-7277

Donner Memorial State Park - camping; picnicking; boating; fishing; water-skiing; and hiking
north of Lake Tahoe near Truckee
530-582-7892

Emerald Bay State Park - campgrounds;hiking; swimming; fishing; and interpretive activities. Most popular attraction: Vikingsholm Castle
Hwy. 89 at Emerald Bay
P.O. Box 266
Tahoma, CA 96142
Tollfree: (800) 777-0369
Phone: (530) 525-7277

Grover Hot Springs State Park - campground and day-use areas for picnicking and hiking; hot springs with two concrete ponds (103 deg.F and 80 deg. F); six mineral springs
Hot Springs Valley
45 mins south of Lake Tahoe
530-694-2248

Kahle Park – Douglas County
236 Kingsbury Grade
Stateline, NV 89449
775-586-7271

Kings Beach State Recreation Area - day use area for water sports
Hwy 28
Kings Beach, CA 96143
530-546-7248

Sand Harbor State Park - swimming; scuba Diving; boating; picnicking; group use facility
Hwy 28 – 4 miles South of Incline Village
Incline Village, NV 89452
702-831-0494

Sugar Pine Point State Park - year-round campground; the Ehrman Mansion; Sugar Pine Point Nature Center
Hwy. 89, 10 miles S. of Tahoe City
P.O. Box 266
Tahoma, CA 96152
Tollfree: (800) 777-0369
Phone: (530) 525-7982