Tamarack Lodge

Excellent place for families and groups! This is one of the only lodges with a common kitchen and common hang-​out space in the Sierras. The rooms are adequate, clean, and there are a variety of fun things to do, both inside (ping pong, tables for puzzles and games, fireplace, big TV, Wifi, comfy sofas, separate kids play room, books, outside fire for s’mores, etc.) and out on-​site (sledding hill, x-​country skiing, lots of terrain to explore on food, free sleds and snow shoes). And, a quick drive to Bear Valley skiing. Breakfast is great! Bread pudding, hard-​boiled eggs, homemade oatmeal and all the usual things (bread, muffins, cereal, freezer waffles, yogurt, etc.). Everything you could ask for, really. Plus, friendly, down-​to-​earth and attentive owners/​managers. We love it.

This place was a life saver. We made the mistake of not getting a permit for the sno park play area and had to find another place to have lunch and play. Luckily we found this place and paid 20 bucks so we could park and play. The bathrooms were inside and if you needed a break you could sit inside and get warmed up. Good place to go sledding for little kids since they have a 10 foot high slope.

Stayed here for one night. Great place. They serve continental breakfast, have a friendly homely atmosphere. For the price it is worth it. Close to Bear Valley, skiing and sledding. We will stay there again for sure.

Very quiet and peaceful getaway spot. breakfast in mornings and full kitchen. i would recommend it to anyone who needs a nice vacation spot or some quiet. Friendly owners/​managers make u feel right at home.

We enjoyed a 3 night stay in this great and friendly lodge. We enjoyed a walk on snowshoes right from the lodge to a great viewing point. Also going to the ski arena for down hill skiing was great. The drive was very easy and short.
The kitchen in the lodge was great place to meet other visitors, and we enjoyed also sharing of food from different cultures.
A great way to start 2016.

Took my sons here yesterday to enjoy the snow. Was greeted with a friendly staff who showed us all the sleds we could use, and where the hot cocoa was when we got too cold. We will be coming back, hopefully next time to stay a couple days. I highly recommend it.

This place is ridiculous. While we were horse back riding on the hotel property. We wanted to use the restroom. They told us we needed to pay $ 1.00 to use the restroom.
The horseback riding was $ 400.00, for the family, but they still wanted $ 1.00 to use the restrooms.
They want $ 11.00 to park in the middle of the national forest.
I hope someone new buys the place and make it an attraction instead of an eyesore.

This place made for a wonderful Memorial Day weekend fishing trip. We were planning to fish Lake Alpine which is a convenient 15 – 20 minutes away in Bear Valley, and we booked a room here at the last minute. Our hosts/​owners Vicky and Tim were wonderful and made great conversation, telling us about the local area and such. Their kids were also really nice. The owners gave VERY clear instructions on checking in with keycode for the front entrance and where our keys would be left if we arrived while they were out.
The lodge is a B&B with a shared bathroom (SUPER CLEAN! It’s dorm style and I know there were other females staying there for the weekend but there wasn’t a hair out of place!) with 3 sinks, 3 toilets, and 3 shower stalls (with attached changing areas). Hot water was plenty and not a problem. Our room was simple and had a queen bed with a small twin bed, closet, dresser and 2 nightstands. There is a HUGE kitchen /​dining room area with multiple tables, a breakfast buffet (hot pancakes on Memorial day! woohoo!), hot coffee in the AM, and a big selection of teas and cocoa and chai (donation $ 2.00). There was always food out, lol. The kitchen has basically everything you could need for cooking, from saucepans to lids to plastic zip-​lock bags to basic spices to butter and oil. There is a large commercial fridge for guest food and food storage drawers for each room, and also a grill on the patio that you can use if you ask. We grilled up our catches as soon as we got home — YUM! The place also has a large living room with big couches, and multiple reading /​sitting nooks — overall, super cozy. Some amenities like TV (satellite) and wifi are a little older but seriously, are you coming here to be lame and watch Youtube all day?
Overall, a wonderful time was had here, and the family that owns this place are super nice people who maintain a beautiful, cozy place to stay. We hope to be back!

We started staying at Tamarack Lodge about 10 years ago. In some time it got closed so we were really happy about it reopening.
It’s a really great, cozy family place. Arriving late is no problem and Vicky and Tim (the owners) are always happy to help. You can store your food in a fridge and cook yourself (which will save you a some money). Breakfasts are served. There are lots of things you can do in the common area of the lodge, which is very childred-​friendly.
It always feels like coming home when we visit Tamarack Lodge. I only wish the outdoor jacuzzi was still operating like it was 10 years ago. :-)

We were staying in Angels camp and asked for a recommendation of a place to take young kids for snow play. We were recommended to try tamarack lodge. Even though we didn’t stay here overnight, they welcome day use visitors. For a very reasonable $ 10 per car you get a place to park, access to amenities and they have 5 acres to play and sled on. It’s especially suited for small children. The owners were very friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed it so much we went back 2 days in a row. I definitely recommend it as a great place to spend the day.

This lodge is really great. I found a deal on AirBnB and it was 87/​night on Labor Day weekend! I was amazed. The family was very kind and the facilities were clean and taken care of. The decoration was homey. I would warn visitors that there is only one «general store» in the town and it doesn’t have very many food choices. Also, there are maybe two restaurants to eat at within 20 miles — so if you don’t bring groceries you are not going to do well that weekend or you are going to break the bank buying hamburger helper. However, the lodge is conveniently located and hosts are very accommodating. I’ll definitely go back.

I always envied friends who would tell me they were going to their friends’ cabin for the weekend to going skiing. They didn’t need to figure out which hotel to stay at that would be charging them an arm and a leg for meals and every little amenity.
So glad we stubbled upon this B&B a stones’ throw from Bear Valley Ski Resort. Well appointed communal kitchen where we could cook lunches and dinners on our own and a a very decent continental breakfast. Open living room area very homey with satellite TV, Wii and various board games, cards and checkers. Rooms nothing fancy, but sufficiently comfortable for the limited time my family of 4 actually sleeping. Otherwise we were either on the slopes or out back sledding or show shoeing around.
Not being especially competent skiers to begin with, it was nice that the lodge and surrounding area is very conducive to just playing around in the snow, not just skiing. The lodge has plenty of show shoes and sleds for us to borrow.
All in all, great experience as if we were staying at a friend’s place. Can’t wait to plan our next weekend get away from the Bay Area. Now all we need is it for it to snow this season…