Looking at Sand Harbor for kayaking and Flume Trail for biking.

Any suggestions for reasonably priced lodging ($130-170) close to those areas?

Also, still interested in recommendations for areas for best kayaking and light mountain biking.

Thanks.

I would put my kayak in at Meeks bay or DL BLiss and head south. Great kayaking along here to Emerald BAy.

What is your price range?

One thing to remember, Lake Tahoe is very very cold. I used to water ski there as a kid, and rule #1 is don't fall.

Personally speaking, Southshore is way too overgrown with people. I spent a good 15+ years there, beginning when I was 6, and it's nothing but stop lights and fast food places.

Rastaguy dude the OP has said twice the range is $130 to $170. Or were you kidding?

In July it will be warm enough to go swimming. I do every July around that time. All day every day.

Two weeks ago we flew to Reno and drove to Truckee and Tahoe City. There is a trail, on the side of the road, from Squaw Valley to Tahoe City and lots of people were bicycling. We saw places to rent bikes, kayaks and rafts. The river is very smooth outside of Tahoe City. We went on a rafting trip with Tributary Whitewater Tours in Truckee, with 2 & 3 rapids. Since we stayed in Reno, I can't recommend lodging in the Tahoe area.

For the activities you've mentioned I'd try to stay on the north shore. Try Ferrari's Crown Resort. You can get the 18th & 19th for a total of $1798 for both nights and it's on the lake in Kings Beach.

I meant $178 not my typo.

Yeah, $1798 would be a pretty high price to pay for Ferrari's!

As for biking, the mentioned path is very nice for a leisurely bike ride, but it's not mountain biking, light or otherwise. We used to take our kids on that path when they were still on training wheels.

I'm actually not sure what "light" mountain biking means, but somehow I don't think the Flume Trail is it You can mountain bike from the top of Northstar ski resort, but I'm also not sure that's light. We also saw mountain bikers on the Tahoe Rim trail while we were hiking last fall.

Water sports - you can rent kayaks lots of places in Kings Beach, and jet skis are available near the public beach. They also used to have these big-wheel pedal-things that were fun.

http://www.gotahoenorth.com/winter/resorts-and-towns/tahoe-city/north-tahoe-watersports.html

By the way, Kings Beach also has the best mini-golf on the planet (Boberg's).

Meeks Bay looks great!

Ferrari's Crown Resort looks a decent spot and definitely priced right.

By light mountain biking I mean something not on a paved road and not uphill or too steep. Basically looking to bike in nature, not on cement, but nothing too strenuous or technical. A little challenge would be okay.

Thanks for the tips!