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  South Lake Tahoe sits on the south end of Lake Tahoe, a large lake on the border between California and Nevada. The area is popular for outdoor recreation, with the lake providing swimming and boating and the surrounding Sierra Nevada Mountains offering skiing and hiking. South Lake Tahoe offers a community dog park and Kiva Beach, which allows dogs on leashes.
  
  

Best Western Timber Cove Lodge

• The Best Western Timber Cove Lodge allows dogs in ground-floor rooms, with a deposit and a nightly fee. The hotel features Mama's Red Tomato restaurant for breakfast and dinner and the Blue Water Bistro for lunch and dinner. The hotel has an outdoor heated pool, hot tub, fitness center, massage services, business center, beach access, pier and marina with boat rentals, a free continental breakfast, valet dry cleaning service, guest laundry facilities and free parking. Each of the 262 rooms includes free Wi-Fi and cable television with in-room movies. Some rooms also have whirlpool tubs, balconies or fireplaces. Refrigerators are available to rent. The hotel is about two miles from casinos and an amusement park.
  
  Best Western Timber Cove Lodge
  3411 Lake Tahoe Boulevard
  South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
  530-541-6722
  bestwestern.com
  
  

High Country Lodge

• The High Country Lodge allows up to two well-behaved dogs with a fee. The lodge offers a gazebo-covered hot tub, volleyball court, barbecue area, horseshoe pits and free parking--with spaces for RVs and trucks. All 16 rooms include cable television. Some rooms also have air conditioning. Bert's Café and Ernie's Café are within walking distance. The lodge is near Pope Beach and within walking distance of a few hiking trails.
  
  High Country Lodge
  1227 Emerald Bay Road
  South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
  530-541-0508
  highcountrytahoe.com
  
  

Travelers Inn and Suites South Lake Tahoe

• The Travelers Inn and Suites South Lake Tahoe allows up to two well-behaved dogs with a nightly fee. Free Wi-Fi and cable television with HBO are in all 22 rooms. Some rooms also have microwave ovens, refrigerators, air conditioning, gas fireplaces, whirlpool tubs or kitchenettes. The hotel offers free parking. Nearby restaurants include the Greenhouse Restaurant and the Lakeside Beach Grill. The hotel is within walking distance of the Heavenly Gondola and the Stateline casino area.
  
  Travelers Inn and Suites South Lake Tahoe
  3930 Pioneer Trail
  South Lake Tahoe, CA 90260
  530-544-0220
  tahoetravelersinn.com