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Camp Richardson is an unincorporated resort community at Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 6250 feet (1905 m) in the Sierra Nevada. [1] A vacation community, Camp Richardson has a marina, cabins, hotel rooms, and a bar and grill. [2] The camp was established by Captain Alonzo Richardson in 1921. [3]
The Pope Estate is a historic home located in Camp Richardson, near South Lake Tahoe, California. The home was originally built by Lloyd Tevis, former president of Wells Fargo Bank , in the 1880s. The Tevis and Pope families used the home and grounds as a summer vacation spot.
Location of El Dorado County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in El Dorado County, California.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in El Dorado County, California, United States.
From Memorial Day weekend through October, the Stream Profile Chamber at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center is an opportunity to see the trout and Kokanee salmon of Lake Tahoe up close. [11] It is located on Highway 89 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Camp Richardson on the south shore of Lake Tahoe.
While most of the state has mammals adapted to the dry desert climate, the area around Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake has forests habitable for American black bears, beavers, otters, skunks and raccoons. [9] The desert bighorn sheep is the official state animal and is found in
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The Washoe tribe later acquired meadow land along Lake Tahoe and gained the right to operate a newer resort complex at Meek's Bay, re-establishing some of the tribe's original presence along the shores of Lake Tahoe. [4] A post office operated at Meeks Bay from 1929 to 1972. [2]
The abundant animal life in and around the park includes deer, fox, gray and California ground squirrels, black-tailed jackrabbits, bobcats, bats, and occasionally a mountain lion or black bear. Coyote calls can be heard on quiet summer nights. [2]