Lake Tahoe can be SO busy any time of year, but the West Shore is the prettiest and quietest. We enjoyed parking the car during visits and not using it again until it was time to go back home.
The open space behind the house and quiet street were a stark contrast to our home in Ross and the hiking is awesome. This part of Homewood/Chamberlands neighborhood only has two roads above West Lake Boulevard, which allows easy access by bike, and creates a quiet neighborhood with few cars so the boys could play in front or back.
The lake is quite close by, and we would have a much better view of it if there weren't so many beautiful conifers growing all around us! Truly feels like the woods!
The early nineties were drought years and Tahoe had very little snow. Being on the 'shady' side of the lake, the little snow that there was, would last much longer than anywhere else...making for snow play all winter!
Lake Tahoe's shoreline is primarily private, so we wanted a home that also had access to a beach. Chamberlands is one of the nicest clubs in Tahoe with sandy beaches and all its facilities together at the lake. What a wonderful setting!