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Bayview Picnic Area

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Inspiration Point
Inspiration PointAttractions0.2 km · ~3 min walkDirections ↗
Maggies Peaks (2,639 m)
Maggies Peaks (2,639 m)Summits & peaks

mountain west of Lake Tahoe, California in United States of America

0.4 km · ~5 min walkDirections ↗
Cascade Falls
Cascade FallsWaterfalls

Cascade Lake is a glacial lake located in El Dorado County, California approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Lake Tahoe. Cascade Lake is the second largest tributary lake feeding into Lake Tahoe. Its depth is 170 feet (52 m), 1 mile (1.6 km) long and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide. The lake is also within three to four miles from its neighboring lake, Fallen Leaf Lake, and Emerald Bay.

0.4 km · ~5 min walkDirections ↗
Maggies Peaks - North (2,586 m)Summits & peaks

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 (1 km) apart. The northern peak has an elevation of about 8,499 feet (2,590 m) and the southern peak has an elevation of 8,703 feet (2,653 m). The mountain is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. The summits overlook

1.2 km · ~14 min walkDirections ↗
Eagle Falls
Eagle FallsWaterfalls

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.

1.6 km · ~2 min driveDirections ↗
Emerald Bay State Park
Emerald Bay State ParkParks & play

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 Lora Josephine Knight to design a

3.6 km · ~4 min driveDirections ↗
Lighthouse TrailTrails & trailheads7 km · ~9 min driveDirections ↗
Baldwin Beach
Baldwin BeachBeaches & swimming7.4 km · ~9 min driveDirections ↗
Lighthouse / Rubicon Trail
Lighthouse / Rubicon TrailTrails & trailheads

Rubicon (also called "Rubicon Bay") is a former settlement in El Dorado County, California, United States. It was located on Lake Tahoe 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Emerald Bay. A post office operated at Rubicon from 1901 to 1906 and from 1909 to 1913, located at the "northeast quarter of Section 4 of Township 13 North, Range 17 East" (of the Mount Diablo meridian). It sat 1/16th (330 feet) north

9.1 km · ~14 min driveDirections ↗
Fallen Leaf Recreation Center
Fallen Leaf Recreation CenterParks & play

Fallen Leaf is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located at the south end of Fallen Leaf Lake, at an elevation of 6527 feet (1959 m). A resort called Fallen Leaf Lodge was founded by William W. Price in 1908. A post office opened in that year.

15.1 km · ~22 min driveDirections ↗
Glen Alpine Trailhead
Glen Alpine TrailheadTrails & trailheads

The Glen Alpine Springs trailhead or Glen Alpine trailhead is located off Highway 89 a few miles north of South Lake Tahoe, California, at Fallen Leaf Lake just to the west of Lake Tahoe. The road to the trailhead is not plowed in winter and can normally be accessed May - October. A mile up the trail is 'The Historical Preservation of Glen Alpine Springs'. Glen Alpine Springs was one of Tahoe's fi

16.2 km · ~25 min driveDirections ↗
Desolation Wilderness
Desolation WildernessParks & play

protected area

69.5 km · ~129 min driveDirections ↗

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Bayview Picnic Area is open year-round.

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