Originally Posted by
animesh42001
Lake Tahoe: I will be driving from SF to Lake Tahoe on 7/4 evening, will stay in a hotel that night. I am planning to see Lake Tahoe whole day on 7/5. I am planning to drive from Lake Tahoe the same evening and stay at OAK or SJC airport hotels.
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I will have my wife and my mother (57 years) and we want to see beaches and mountains. Not much interested in Hearst castle. Is this plan looks good or you guys recommend any changes based on your experience.
If you want to see mountain vistas, planning your travel to-from Lake Tahoe during the evenings strikes me as counter productive... It is a 3+ hour drive without traffic.....which is not a good bet on a holiday like July 4th. Moreover, American July 4th celebrations generally involve fireworks....and Tahoe South Shore's display is usually done out over the lake and spectacular .....attracting big crowds. I'd plan on getting to Lake Tahoe and in your hotel *before 5 p.m.* if you don't want to hit traffic up there.