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Lake Tahoe California Map

Explore Lake Tahoe, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Lake Tahoe, California

How to Use This Lake Tahoe, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Tahoe, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lake Tahoe.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Lake Tahoe
State	California (CA)
County	El Dorado County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.939926
Longitude	-119.977187
Population	22,000
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96150
Area Code	530
County Seat	Placerville

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About Lake Tahoe, California

Lake Tahoe is a locality in El Dorado County, California, United States. It has a population of 22,000. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Lake Tahoe is located at 38.9399°N, 119.9772°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96150.

Lake Tahoe commands the landscape as a basin of deep, crystalline water held within an expansive, rugged interior.

The high altitude air remains thin and crisp throughout the year, filtering the light into sharp, brilliant intensities that define the surrounding ridges. To the south, the terrain descends into the quiet basin of Lake Valley, where the meadows hold the morning frost long after the sun has climbed. The nearby Carson Ranger District provides a dense, coniferous backdrop that stretches across the uneven terrain of the interior. A short distance away, the water of Trout Creek moves steadily toward the main basin, cutting a narrow path through the earth. Travelers often find that the terrain, though distant from any coastline, maintains its own profound scale and gravity.

Settlement in the region grew from the early necessity of logging and transit, industries that extracted the timber to fuel the expansion of the western frontier. The economy shifted gradually toward the seasonal rhythms of tourism, as the demand for access to the wilderness transformed the local landscape. Commerce remains tethered to the movement of visitors who seek the stillness of the woods and the cold clarity of the water. Industrial history lingers in the old logging paths and the remnants of infrastructure that once supported a more extractive way of life. Today, the local economy operates in cycles, defined by the seasonal influx of those seeking the solitude of the high country.

Cultural life at Lake Tahoe finds its expression in the quiet endurance of the mountain residents and the steady pulse of the Parks & Recreation Complex. Visitors often traverse the Rubicon Trail to witness the landscape from higher elevations, or they pause to observe the descent of water at Eagle Falls. The Sierra Nevada remains a distant, snow-dusted presence on the horizon, anchoring the view and reminding those present of the vast geological scale of the interior. While the region does not claim a dense history of celebrity residents, it has served as a place of retreat for figures like Frank Sinatra, who sought the quietude of the high altitude environment. The character of the place is marked by a deliberate, patient pace that mirrors the slow, seasonal change of the surrounding forest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Parks & Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.0 mi, 091° E
Little League Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 177° S
St Theresa (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 146° SE
Regan Beach (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 318° NW
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 189° S · 703k acres
South Lake Tahoe Community Play Fields (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 175° S
Marcus Ashley Galllery (Gallery) — 2.0 mi, 060° NE
Heavenly Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 060° NE
Genius Fine Art (Gallery) — 2.2 mi, 056° NE
The Loft (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 060° NE
On Tahoe Time (Gallery) — 2.2 mi, 059° NE
Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 062° NE
Hard Rock Stadium Cinemas (Cinema) — 2.5 mi, 051° NE
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 070° E
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 2.8 mi, 029° NE · 3.9M acres
Open Space (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 053° NE
Tallac Historic Site (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 268° W
Round Hill Pines Beach Resort (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 021° N
Lake of the Sky Amphitheater (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 267° W
Washoe Meadows State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 199° S
Zephyr Cove Beach (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 018° N
M. S. Dixie II Terminal (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 017° N
Desolation Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.9 mi, 244° SW · 64k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 8.0 mi, 206° SW · 1,886 acres
Andrews Meadows (Nature Reserve) — 8.3 mi, 202° S
Linder Grove (Nature Reserve) — 9.3 mi, 198° S
Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 136° SE
Kit Carson Historical Monument (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 182° S
Mokelumne Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.2 mi, 180° S · 104k acres
Ralph R. Steele Memorial (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 330° NW

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