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Not far away, the prettiest part of the lake is along the southwest shore, at Emerald Bay State Park, ten miles from South Lake Tahoe, which has a number of good shoreline campgrounds. A mile from the parking lot, Vikingsholm is an unlikely reproduction Viking castle (summer daily 10am–4pm, hourly tours; $3). In Sugar Pine Point State Park, two miles north, the huge Ehrman Mansion (daily 11am–4pm; $3) is decorated in Thirties-era furnishings; the extensive lakefront grounds were seen in The Godfather II. The rest of the 75-mile drive is lovely enough, though certainly not the "most beautiful drive in America" as one locally produced brochure touts; a better way to see it is to take a paddlewheel boat cruise on the MS Dixie II, from Zephyr Cove, reached on a free shuttle from South Lake Tahoe, or sign up for other boat tours through one of the larger casinos. Majestic Emerald Bay is just a small part of this beautiful and pristine State Park covering 1,830 acres of the Sierra Nevada mountains. You will find six miles of both rocky and sandy beaches on the magnificent shoreline of Lake Tahoe. Also available to visitors are picnic areas, camping and miles of hiking trails. Enjoy nature and see the beautiful variety of trees and plants that are indigenous to the Lake Tahoe area. Along with the Ponderosa and Jeffrey pines, red and white fir, cedar, junipers and cottonwood, the park is brimming with gnarled and stunted sugar pines that grow in thin granite soil. Take a stroll along the Balancing Rock nature trail and see a 130-ton rock that balances precariously on a slender stone base. This has been a favorite attraction since the late 1800s. It's a short and easy half-mile, self-guided walk that shouldn't be missed. Plan on spending the entire day, because once you get here, you won't want to leave. The folks at Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia, have compiled an interesting set of statistics about
South Lake Tahoe... South Lake Tahoe is a city in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The population was 23,609 at the 2000 census. The east end of the city, on the California-Nevada state line, is mainly geared towards tourism, with T-shirt shops, restaurants, hotels, and the Heavenly Ski Resort with the Nevada casinos just across the state line in Stateline, Nevada. The city extends about five miles west-southwest along highway 50, also known as Lake Tahoe Blvd. The western end of town is mainly residential, and clusters around "The Y", the X-shaped intersection of US Highway 50, state highway 89, and Lake Tahoe Boulevard after it loses its federal/state highway designation. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.5 square miles (42.7 km²), of which, 10.1 square miles (26.1 km²) of it is land and 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²) of it (39.03%) is water. Elevation is 6260 ft. South Lake Tahoe is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the census] of 2000, there were 23,609 people,
9,410 households, and 5,391 families residing in the city. The
population density was 2,347.5 people per square mile (906.1/km²).
There were 14,005 housing units at an average density of 1,392.5/sq
mi (537.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.73% White,
0.75% Black or African American, 0.97% Native American, 6.01% Asian,
0.17% Pacific Islander, 12.48% from other races, and 3.90% from
two or more races. 26.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino
of any race. There were 9,410 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.15. In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,707, and the median income for a family was $40,572. Males had a median income of $26,352 versus $22,280 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,452. About 9.1% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over. Are you looking for more information about Lake Tahoe? The folks at US Geological Survey have created a fabulous site that includes beautiful animations of Tahoe below the water! It includes: U.S. Geological Survey, Lake Tahoe Initiative, Geography and History, Lake Facts, GIS Data, DEM, DOQ, DLG, DRG, Bathymetry, Landsat 7, Landcover, Census, Soils, Partners, Help Desk, General Maps, Pictures, and more Lake Tahoe, and more Lake Tahoe Sources. Click on the image below to go the USGS Lake Tahoe Data Clearinghouse...
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