Most stables offer a variety of guided trail rides and lessons for individuals, families, and groups. Choose the one that appeals to your sense of adventure: 1- to 2-hour trail rides; breakfast, lunch, or dinner rides; half-day, full-day, overnight, and extended pack trips. Expect to pay $20 to $25 for a 1-hour ride, $6 for a half-hour pony ride. Saddle up and savor the scenery. Try Alpine Meadows Stables, 355 Alpine Meadows Road, Tahoe City (tel. 530/583-3905); Northstar Stables, Highway 267, 6 miles north of Kings Beach (tel. 530/562-2480; www.ranchoredrock.com); Squaw Valley Stables, 1525 Squaw Valley Rd., north of Tahoe City (tel. 530/583-7433); Camp Richardson Corral, Highway 89, South Lake Tahoe (tel. 530/541-3113); or Zephyr Cove Stables, Zephyr Cove Resort, U.S. 50 at Zephyr Cove (tel. 775/588-5664; www.zephyrcovestables.com).
