Water Taxi

Water Taxi is a station in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California. Water Taxi is situated near Echo Trailhead, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Echo Pass viewpoint.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Talking Mountain and Echo Summit.

Talking Mountain

Peak

Photo: Peter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Talking Mountain in El Dorado County, California is a peak in the Sierra Nevada located on the high ridge that extends eastward from the summit of Ralston Peak in the Eldorado National Forest.

Echo Summit is a mountain pass over the Sierra Nevada in the western United States, located in eastern El Dorado County, California. At 7,377 ft above sea level, it is the highest point on U.S. Route 50 in California, which traverses it at postmile 66.48 between Twin Bridges and Meyers, south of Lake Tahoe. Echo Summit is situated 1½ miles southeast of Water Taxi.

Echo Peak

Peak

Photo: Peter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Echo Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada range to the west of Lake Tahoe on the border of the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. Echo Peak is situated 2 miles northwest of Water Taxi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meyers and Tahoe Valley.

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 2 miles northeast of Water Taxi.

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. Tahoe Valley is situated 6 miles north of Water Taxi.

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. Strawberry is situated 6 miles southwest of Water Taxi.

Water Taxi

Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Type: Station
Categories: passenger ship terminal and transport
Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.83469° or 38° 50′ 5″ north

Longitude

-120.04447° or 120° 2′ 40″ west

Operator

Echo Chalet

Open location code

84CXRXM4+V6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1838313407

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=ferry_terminal

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Echo Trailhead and Echo Pass viewpoint.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Echo Chalet and Echo Lake 97-052 Dam.

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