Tevis Cup, Tahoe National Forest

Name: Tevis Cup
Address: Tahoe National Forest, United States

#4 among attractions in Tahoe National Forest

Hiking, Hiking trail

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The Western States Trail Ride, popularly called The Tevis Cup, is a 100-mile endurance ride. The amateur event has been held annually since 1955 except in 2008 when it was cancelled due to forest fires and in 2020 when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ride is sanctioned by the American Endurance Ride Conference which has recognized Tevis as the founding ride of endurance riding. The ride is sponsored by the Western States Trail Foundation. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 39°14'20"N, 120°10'37"W

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Day trips

Tevis Cup – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Watson Log Cabin, Mount Pluto, Gatekeeper's Museum, Lake Tahoe Dam.

5.1 miSE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Watson Log Cabin, Tahoe City
130 min walk • Watson Log Cabin in Tahoe City, California, was built in 1908 by Robert Montgomery Watson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is the only historic log cabin in the Tahoe City area. The cabin is now owned by the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society and is open to the public seasonally.
2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Pluto, Tahoe National Forest
51 min walk • Mount Pluto is an extinct volcano in the Granite Chief Range near Lake Tahoe, California. The volcano erupted approximately 2 million years ago producing lava and mudflows that dammed Lake Tahoe.
5.3 miS
39°10'0"N • 120°8'38"W
Gatekeeper's Museum, Tahoe City
135 min walk • Museum
5.3 miS
Dam
Lake Tahoe Dam, Tahoe City
135 min walk • Lake Tahoe Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Truckee River, at the outlet of Lake Tahoe in Placer County, California. Tahoe Dam regulates the top six feet of Lake Tahoe, and distributes the water into Tahoe's primary outflow, the Truckee River.
6.9 miNW
Park
Donner Memorial State Park, Tahoe National Forest
176 min walk • Donner Memorial State Park is a state park of California, US, preserving the site of the Donner Camp, where members of the ill-fated Donner Party were trapped by weather during the winter of 1846–1847.
5.1 miS
39°10'12"N • 120°8'31"W
North Tahoe Arts, Tahoe City
131 min walk • Museum
5 miSE
39°10'22"N • 120°8'17"W
The Boatworks, Tahoe City
128 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
5 miS
39°10'16"N • 120°8'31"W
Trunk Show, Tahoe City
129 min walk • Art gallery, Museum, Shopping