Emerald Bay State Park, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Name: Emerald Bay State Park
Address: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, United States

#27 among attractions in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Natural attraction, Protected area

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Emerald Bay State Park, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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Emerald Bay State Park is a state park of California in the United States, centered on Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay, a National Natural Landmark. Park features include Eagle Falls and Vikingsholm, a 38-room mansion that is considered one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the United States. The architect was Leonard Palme, who was hired by his aunt Laura Knight to design and build Vikingsholm. The park contains the only island in Lake Tahoe, Fannette Island. The park is accessible by California State Route 89 near the southwest shore of the lake. Emerald Bay is one of Lake Tahoe's most photographed and popular locations. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1953 (71 years ago)Coordinates: 38°57'13"N, 120°5'38"W

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Emerald Bay State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vikingsholm, Eagle Lake, Mount Tallac, Eagle Falls trailhead.

0.7 miW
Museum, Forts and castles, Historical place
Vikingsholm, South Lake Tahoe
18 min walk • Vikingsholm is a 38-room mansion on the shore of Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California, U.S. and on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Eagle Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
44 min walk • Eagle Lake is a backcountry lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached by hiking west out of the Eagle Lake trailhead on HWY 89 at Emerald Bay State Park.
3.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Mount Tallac, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
85 min walk • Mount Tallac is a mountain peak southwest of Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California. The peak lies within the Desolation Wilderness in the Eldorado National Forest. It is quite visible from State Routes 89 and 28, and U.S. Route 50.
1 miW
Hiking trail, Hiking, Trail
Eagle Falls trailhead, South Lake Tahoe
27 min walk • The Eagle Falls trailhead or Eagle Lake trailhead is located in the El Dorado National Forest, in the Sierra Nevada, within Emerald Bay State Park, on the western shore of Lake Tahoe, California.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
74 min walk • Fallen Leaf Lake is a mountain lake located in El Dorado County, California, near the California–Nevada state border, about one mile south west of the much larger Lake Tahoe.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gilmore Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
107 min walk • Gilmore Lake in California is a backcountry lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached by hiking west out of the Glen Alpine Springs trailhead near the town of South Lake Tahoe. This lake offers great fishing for Lake trout.
1.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maggies Peaks, South Lake Tahoe
48 min walk • Maggies Peaks refers to a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, southwest of Lake Tahoe. There are two peaks on the mountain about 0.7 miles apart.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Phipps Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
77 min walk • Phipps Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada to the west of Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe; and to the east of Rockbound Valley and the Crystal Range. The peak is in El Dorado County, California and the Desolation Wilderness.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rubicon Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
82 min walk • Rubicon Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California.
2.9 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Rubicon Point Light, Bliss State Park
75 min walk • The Rubicon Point Light is a small lighthouse on Lake Tahoe in California.
4.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Desolation Wilderness, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
122 min walk • The Desolation Wilderness is a 63,960-acre federally protected wilderness area in the Eldorado National Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, in El Dorado County, California. The crest of the Sierra Nevada runs through it, just west of Lake Tahoe.