Hiking

Enjoy the sights and smells of nature while discovering the flora and fauna on Northstar® Resort’s mountain. Nature hikes at Northstar Resort can be as advanced or as leisurely as you make them. FREE scenic lift rides for sightseeing and hiking are offered daily Northstar Resort through Labor Day weekend.  Click here for detailed days and hours of operation.

Brush shoulders with old growth red fir and white pines or enjoy beautiful views of Lake Tahoe. Leashed dogs are welcome on several chair lifts and all hiking trails.  Be sure and pack a lunch and bring plenty of water.

The Northstar Resort Habitat Management Plan

The Northstar-at-Tahoe ™ Resort Habitat Management Plan (HMP) was developed in cooperation with Sierra Watch, the Mountain Area Preservation Foundation, Northstar-at-Tahoe™ Resort and East West Partners in an effort to balance resort land uses with natural resources. The goal of this plan is to maintain and enhance the values of late seral habitat forests, aquatic, riparian and meadow habitats while providing for operations of a four-season resort. The HMP is working toward establishing a large Habitat Conservation Area at the resort that is managed to maintain and enhance wildlife habitat, open space and low intensity, non-mechanized recreational use.

For more information on specific areas of the Northstar Resort Habitat Management plan, follow the Sunset Loop Trail located at the top of the Tahoe Zephyr Express and stop at each of the scenic viewpoints designated on the map by the Northstar Habitat Management Plan icon.