Reno, NV · population 281,714

Lakes and swimming beaches near Reno

Reno sits within reach of 5 lakes in this guide and 18 mapped swimming spots. The closest is Donner Lake, about 27 miles out. Every page carries the water level where an agency publishes one, the current weather and the access points.

 Lakes near Reno (5)  Swimming beaches near Reno (18)

Water near Reno

Lakes and swimming spots within reach.

Closest lakes to Reno

Ordered by distance from the city center.

Donner Lake

California · Nevada County

Donner Lake

Donner Lake is a reservoir of some 840 acres on the Donner Creek to Truckee River, in California. It lies in Nevada County.…

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Frenchman Lake

California · Plumas County

Frenchman Lake

Fed by the Little Last Chance Creek, Frenchman Lake holds roughly 1,580 acres of water in California. It lies in Plumas County.…

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Lake Tahoe

California · Placer and El Dorado counties (CA); Washoe, Douglas and Carson City (NV)

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe straddles the California and Nevada state line in the Sierra Nevada at about 6,225 feet. It reaches 1,645 feet deep…

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Pyramid Lake

California · Washoe County

Pyramid Lake

Fed by the Truckee River, Pyramid Lake holds roughly 120,340 acres of water in Nevada. Its shoreline falls inside Washoe County.…

Reservoir3 beaches
Pyramid Lake

California · Washoe County

Pyramid Lake

Fed by the Truckee River, Pyramid Lake holds roughly 120,340 acres of water in Nevada. Its shoreline falls inside Washoe County.…

Reservoir3 beaches

Swimming spots near Reno

Lake Tahoe

Burnt Cedar Beach

Washoe County; 11.7 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Incline Beach

Washoe County; 11.6 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

South Beach

Washoe County; 17.0 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Hidden Beach

Washoe County; 11.1 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Secline Beach

Placer County; 10.6 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Atagam Beach

Placer County; 10.7 mi from the lake center.

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