Sunnyside
Sunnyside is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Sunnyside is located on Lake Tahoe, 2 miles south-southwest of Tahoe City. It lies at an elevation of 6260 feet.- Type: Quarter
- Description: unincorporated community in Placer County, California
- Also known as: “Sunnyside, CA” and “Sunnyside, Placer County, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Watson Log Cabin and Lake Tahoe Dam.
Watson Log Cabin
Museum
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watson Log Cabin in Tahoe City, California, was built in 1908 by Robert Montgomery Watson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Watson Log Cabin is situated 2½ miles north of Sunnyside.
Lake Tahoe Dam
Dam
Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Tahoe Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Truckee River, at the outlet of Lake Tahoe in Placer County, California. Tahoe Dam regulates the top six feet of Lake Tahoe, and distributes the water into Tahoe's primary outflow, the Truckee River. Lake Tahoe Dam is situated 2 miles north of Sunnyside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunnyside–Tahoe City and Idlewild.
Sunnyside–Tahoe City
Locality
Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunnyside–Tahoe City is a census-designated place in Placer County, California, located on the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. The population was 1,555 at the 2020 census, down from 1,557 at the 2010 census, and its land area is 3.5 mi2. Sunnyside–Tahoe City is situated 1½ miles north of Sunnyside.
Idlewild
Neighborhood
Idlewild is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Idlewild is located on Lake Tahoe, 1.5 miles north of Homewood. It lies at an elevation of 6234 feet. Idlewild is situated 2 miles south of Sunnyside.
Tahoe City
Tahoe City is a town on the California side of the Lake Tahoe region. The city was once the site of logging and hunting activity for the northern Tahoe Basin, now it is little more than a year round vacation town catering to visitors and locals daily needs.Sunnyside
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.13895° or 39° 8′ 20″ northLongitude
-120.15443° or 120° 9′ 16″ westElevation
6,260 feet (1,908 metres)Open location code
84FX4RQW+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 141047914OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Sunnyside” goes by many names.
- French: “Sunnyside”
- Turkish: “Sunnyside”
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