Emerald Bay

Emerald Bay is a bay in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 6,234 feet. Emerald Bay is situated nearby to the neighborhood Spring Creek Recreation Residence Tract, as well as near the hamlet Camp Richardson.

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Eagle Bay”
Address: CA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fannette Island and Vikingsholm.

Fannette Island

Islet

Photo: Lvtalon, Public domain.

Fannette Island is the only island in Lake Tahoe, California, United States. It lies within Emerald Bay, on the California side of the lake. Over a long period of time, it was called many different names, including Coquette, Fanette, Baranoff, Dead Man's, Hermit's, and Emerald Isle.

Vikingsholm

Historic site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. It has been called "one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in North America."…

Cascade Lake

Lake

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cascade Lake is a glacial lake located in El Dorado County, California approximately 1 kilometre from Lake Tahoe. Cascade Lake is the second largest tributary lake feeding into Lake Tahoe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tahoe Valley.

Tahoe Valley

Suburb

Tahoe Valley is a former unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, now incorporated into South Lake Tahoe. It lies at an elevation of 6270 feet. Tahoe Valley is about the junction of U.S. Route 50 and State Route 89.

Emerald Bay

Category: body of water
Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.95741° or 38° 57′ 27″ north

Longitude

-120.09241° or 120° 5′ 33″ west

Elevation

6,234 feet (1,900 metres)

Open location code

84CXXW45+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369166513

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

5346392

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Amphitheatre and Fannette Island Tea House.

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