Location: County: El Dorado. Nearest City: Tahoma.
Campsites, facilities: There are 175 sites for tents
or RVs up to 30 feet long. There are also 10 group sites available.
Piped water, coin-operated showers (except in winter), flush
toilets, a sanitary dump station, picnic tables, and fire grills
are provided. A grocery store, laundry facilities, and propane
gas are available nearby. There is wheelchair access to picnic
areas. Leashed pets are permitted.
Reservations, fees: Reserve by phoning 1-800-444-PARK/7275
($7.50 reservation fee); $15-$17 per night, $1 pet fee. Open
year-round.
Contact: Call 1-530-525-7982 or 1-530-525-7232.
Sugar Pine Point SP
7360 West Lake Boulevard
Tahoma CA 96142
Operating hours, seasons: Call park for information;
open all year round.
Park Kiosk Hours:
Directions: From Truckee, drive south on Highway 89
through Tahoe City. Continue south on Highway 89 and drive 10
miles to the campground (signed) on the west side of the road.
Weather, clothing: The weather can be changeable; layered
clothing is recommended.
Trip notes: Sugar Pine Point State Park contains one
of the finest remaining natural areas on Lake Tahoe. The park
has dense forests of pine, fir, aspen and juniper. Deep-line
anglers fish the la 300-foot deep underwater ledges for trout
and salmon. Another attraction is the museum in the Hellman-Ehrman
Mansion (also known as Pine Lodge), a summer home built in 1903
in a grove of pine and cedar. During winter, the park features
cross-country skiing areas. This is one of three beautiful and
popular state parks on the west shore of Lake Tahoe. It is just
north of Meeks Bay on General Creek, with almost two miles of
lake frontage available, though the campground is located on
the opposite side of Highway 89. A trail is routed four miles
along the creek up to Lost Lake, just outside the northern boundary
of the Desolation Wilderness. The elevation is 6,200 feet.
© 2001, Miwok Lodge 439, Order of the
Arrow, Santa Clara County Council Inc., BSA
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