Après Lodge

Lodge address:

8473 Rainbow Ave
Kings Beach, CA 96143
Phone: five three zero 546 three two one three

Map

Simple Directions:
Take Interstate 80 East, past Sacramento, up to Truckee, At Trukee, bear right and take hwy 267 southbound towards Lake Tahoe.  When you arrive at Tahoe at the end of hwy 267, make a left at North Lake Blvd (Hwy 28) then at second intersection, a left onto Bear St. and then at third intersection, turn right on Rainbow Ave.  The Après Lodge will be on your left.  Look for our "BRAND NEW" sign out front.

Precautions:
If you are doing this trip in the winter time, pack for the worst conditions: winterize your car, carry snow chains, carry extra food and water, carry extra blankets in case your engine stalls and can't generate heat, and anything else you can think of for surviving sub zero temperatures.  Just remember, if your engine fails, it will only be a matter of a few minutes before the inside of your car is as cold as the outside of your car.  

When parked at the lodge in the winter time, don't leave any gear in your car, especially a camera.  Your car will be like the freezer section of your refrigerator.  I don't think you would put a bottle of water in your freezer or a six pack either nor would you purposely put a camera in a freezer.  In another words, remember that your car is indeed a freezer if parked over night at Tahoe in the winter, and act and pack your car accordingly.

Also, speaking of cold weather, that car battery that worked perfectly fine in San Jose, may not work at all when the temperature falls below freezing in Tahoe.  The point is, fully winterize your car before venturing up to Tahoe.