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SUP Tahoe

871 Emerald Bay Rd · South Lake Tahoe, CA

Why you should go…

SUP Tahoe is a paddleboard and kayak rental and retail shop based in South Lake Tahoe, California, serving the lake's south shore since 2012. Every rental includes a paddle, life jacket and vehicle rack for transporting boards or kayaks to the beach of choice. Rentals run daily from April through October.

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  • #kayaking
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  • #lake tahoe

Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to SUP Tahoe, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Anderson's Bicycle Rental

    $25–$50

    Family-owned South Lake Tahoe shop renting bikes right at the start of the paved National Forest Bike Trail.

    0.5 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Camp Richardson Corral

    $50+

    Family-run South Lake Tahoe stable offering guided horseback trail rides since 1934.

    1.1 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Tahoe Snowmobiles & Tubing

    $50+

    Guided snowmobile rides and snow tubing hills at two South Lake Tahoe area locations.

    1.1 mi awayMore like this

  • Tours
    Outdoor Adventure

    Cruise Tahoe

    $50+

    Small-group sailing cruises to Emerald Bay and Vikingsholm Castle on a classic wooden boat.

    1.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Tours
    Outdoor Adventure

    Boat Tahoe

    $50+

    Private, captain-included boat charters out of South Lake Tahoe for sightseeing and watersports.

    1.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Tours
    Date Night

    Tahoe Tastings

    $50+

    Two-hour wine tasting cruise aboard a vintage 1953 Chris-Craft water taxi past Emerald Bay and Vikingsholm.

    1.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours