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.
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| Outdoor 'staycation' San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 3 hours ago “Last year we went up to Lake Tahoe, and we were considering going up to Big Bear, but because of the cost of fuel we're trying to evaluate some other ... |
| Holiday travel that won't bust your budget Reno Gazette Journal, NV - Jul 3, 2008 Topaz Lake: While many will choose Lake Tahoe, Topaz Lake, about 68 miles south of Reno, offers water sports, camping and a small restaurant and casino for ... |
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| Holiday travel deals are doable Arizona Republic, AZ - Jun 30, 2008 I'm even leaving at a peak time on Wednesday after work, two days before the holiday that fills Lake Tahoe with throngs of visitors. ... |
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| Flying this weekend? Here are some travel tips The Courier News, IL - Jul 3, 2008 ... who was moving to Ohio from Reno to work on the natural gas pipeline, and a man from Chicago who was moving to Reno to be a land surveyor in Lake Tahoe. ... |
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I like the idea of taking winter vacations South Lake Tahoe because it can be a way to enjoy the snow and take a break from trying to live normal daily life while fighting with it. Snow is beautiful but not if you're sitting on the highway for three hours watching it fall and snarl traffic, preventing you from getting home. One of my favorite winter vacations was the time we went to Vermont to ski and snowshoe, and even though I was certainly cold, it didn't bother me as much because I was doing things that were fun. I wasn't waking up in the cold and heading out to work in the dark, feeling like my blood would freeze before I ever reached a warm building.
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