The sand is full of sticks, rocks, and other types of things, it hurts to walk bare foot, and the sand is piping hot. The water is still beautiful but there are other beaches a couple miles north that are alot better. This one is also very crowded and not much sand space for that crowd, but this is because this beach offers kayaking, paddle boarding, biking, jet skiing etc..... I'd still come back, the experience is not bad, there's just better beaches than this one. We were here for the 4th of July 2019 and the fireworks show was amazing. Beautiful fireworks and a decent length show. For those who know nothing or little about Tahoe, be very prepared for freezing cold lake water!!! And dress for weather temperatures between 40-75 degrees F. It's cool/cold at night and in the early morning and rises to about 70 to 75 in the noon hour to late afternoon . All in all this experience was alot of fun! I really enjoyed.