Lake of the Woods
The Lake of the Woods is a backcountry glacial lake in the Desolation Wilderness of the Eldorado National Forest, southwest of Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid Lake and Ralston Peak.
Pyramid Lake
Lake
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
Pyramid Lake is a lake in the backcountry of the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada of El Dorado County, California.
Ralston Peak
Peak
Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ralston Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the west of Lake Tahoe within the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California.
Horsetail Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Phreakdigital, GFDL.
Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness of El Dorado County, California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strawberry and Sciots Camp.
Strawberry
Village
Photo: Barabas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strawberry is a small unincorporated community on the South Fork American River, 3.25 miles south-southwest of Pyramid Peak, along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
Sciots Camp
Neighborhood
Sciots Camp is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located on the South Fork of the American River 4 miles south of Pyramid Peak, at an elevation of 5659 feet. Sciots Camp is situated 4½ miles south of Lake of the Woods.
Meyers
Village
Meyers is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 50 in the northern Sierra Nevada. Meyers is situated 6 miles east of Lake of the Woods.
Lake of the Woods
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in California, United States
- Categories: glacial lake and body of water
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.8492° or 38° 50′ 57″ northLongitude
-120.12043° or 120° 7′ 14″ westElevation
8,048 feet (2,453 metres)Open location code
84CXRVXH+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 25597457OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
5410533Wikidata ID
Q6478664
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Cebuano—“Lake of the Woods” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة الغابة”
- Catalan: “Lake of the Woods”
- Cebuano: “Lake of the Woods”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Twin Bridges and Pyramid Creek Tract.
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Highlights include Campsite and Campsite.
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