Nevada Beach to Connolly Beach

Who knew South Shore was so gorgeous? Nevada Beach is really beautiful. It's a big, deserty beach with lots of trees. We would never drive past Sand Harbor - or Bliss or Baldwin - to go there, but still I was pretty blown away by how pretty it is. I went mid-week and it was fairly deserted (expect, apparently, for the person that stole my flip flops while I was out) but I hear that it is crazy busy on the weekend.

The paddle was gorgeous. South Lake is so shallow this year that everything is turquoise. I went south from Nevada Beach to link up at Connelly with what I'd paddled from the Keys. I expected it to be like Atlantic City but there is the huge Nevada Beach, then a lovely golf course, then some low key private homes (not over the top at all). There are a few places - like where the Tahoe Queen goes out - that are a bit touristy, but otherwise very few boats and actually a very nice paddle. Nevada Beach is very easy to go out of, with a shortish walk from the car, bathrooms, wood platform for drying board, etc.

Looking north toward the point at Round Hill Pines

 

Looking south at Heavenly

Beach area

 

The details

Tahoe Keys to Connolly Beach

Paddled out of Tahoe Keys with Killian (it seems to be open to the public although we didn't have any kind of parking pass). A little bit of a walk to the beach but not bad. Lots of grass for drying and packing the board, but I couldn't figure out where the public restroom is.

We to took a right toward the casinos. It's very lovely down here, with a lot of marshy land, but this year the water is crazy shallow. We passed the marsh and then some condos and public beaches. Definitely not the Atlantic City kind of place that I'd expected. We rarely paddled in anything that was over knee level. You could probably walk out half a mile from the shore and not be in deeper that your waist.

It was very breezy when we started, so we didn't go too far but the wind never really kicked up. Conclusion - south lake is kinda pretty.

 

Turnaround point near the bottom of heavenly.

 

Killian paddling back toward Tahoe keys.

And, the details.....