Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe, California

A quiet town in North Lake Tahoe, California, Carnelian Bay is just south of Tahoe City. San Francisco is approximately 200 miles away. It is only 23 and 25 miles to South Lake Tahoe airport and Reno airport respectively. In the 1860s, a type of quartz called Chalcedony could be found along the beach, which gave this town its original name "Cornelian Bay". 876 people reside in Carnelian Bay, but visitors travel far and wide to stay in this North Lake Tahoe small town.

When you come to Carnelian Bay, you come with the hopes for respite, yet within a short drive to the ski areas and Lake Tahoe, California. Very few outside businesses are in Carnelian Bay, so restaurants and bars are local. Owners know how much man's best friend means to you. Dogs are welcome in some restaurants and have a camp to stay and play in. Carnelian Bay can be as action-packed as regular trips to the slopes or can be as lazy as lounging and fishing on the beaches and docks. Few, but a variety of shops can gravitate the ardent shopper. And for the ultimate relaxation, hands are ready to massage and hit all the right spots at the spas in town. In the Sierra Mountains and North Lake Tahoe, the altitude is breath-taking as are the views. Adventure is to be had. Bring all of your high-end equipment or your rudimentary knowledge of nature, there are plenty of camping areas in places like Sandy Beach Campground, Lake Forest Boat Ramp and Campground, Tahoe State Recreation Area, Sugar Pine Point State Park, and Meeks Bay Campground. Begin your vacation at Carnelian Bay and it leads to all of North Lake Tahoe summertime activities. Boats for fishing, waterskiing, joy-riding, cocktail and fine-dining cruises, and good ole partying, come and go on the lake docks. Over twelve, highly rated golf courses challenge your best game. Another challenge is against the house at many of the casinos located in North Lake Tahoe. Away from the noise of town and city, country streams here whisper their serenity and peace-of-mind, if you like the art of fly-fishing. What you make of summer, Carnelian Bay will give and more. Come winter, skiing and snowboarding are off the charts. Near Carnelian Bay are over thirteen ski resort areas of Lake Tahoe, California. You could stay to ski for a lifetime and never be satisfied, in yet, every time you lock into skis, you'll be satisfied over and over. Trails and slopes of the Sierra Mountains are among the finest in the United States. For all your needs, whether they be private lessons, male, female, child clinics, programs to use your equipment more effectively, or they be repair and sports gear shops, you are taken care of. And if you, your family, friends, or children, do not slice through the powder, other snow activities are in order: snowmobiling, snowshoeing, sled and inner tube slipping and sliding, and horse- or dog-sleigh riding. A week-long vacation in Carnelian Bay is only the tip of the iceberg, exploration here takes a lifetime.