Moon California Camping: The Complete Guide to More Than 1,400 Tent and RV Campgrounds (Moon Outdoors) by Stienstra Tom

Author:Stienstra, Tom [Stienstra, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Published: 2017-05-15T16:00:00+00:00

214 D. L. BLISS STATE PARK

Scenic rating: 10

on Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe map

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D. L. Bliss State Park is set on one of Lake Tahoe’s most beautiful stretches of shoreline, from Emerald Point at the mouth of Emerald Bay northward to Rubicon Point, spanning about three miles. The camp is at the north end of the park, the sites nestled amid pine trees, with 80 percent of the campsites within 0.5-1 mile of the beach. The park is named for a pioneering lumberman, railroad owner, and banker of the region, whose family donated this 744-acre parcel to California in 1929. There are two great easy hiking trails. Rubicon Trail is one of Tahoe’s most popular easy hikes, a meandering path just above the southwest shore of Lake Tahoe, wandering through pine, cedar, and fir, with breaks for fantastic panoramas of the lake, as well as spots where you can see nearly 100 feet into the lake. Don’t be surprised if you are joined by a chipmunk circus, many begging, sitting upright, hoping for their nut for the day. While this trail is beautiful and solitary at dawn, by noon it can be crowded with hikers and chipmunks alike. Another trail, a great hike for youngsters, is Balancing Rock Trail, just a 0.5-mile romp, where after about 40 yards you arrive at this 130-ton, oblong granite boulder that is set on a tiny perch, and the whole thing seems to defy gravity. Some day it has to fall, right? Not yet. Rubicon Trail runs all the way past Emerald Point to Emerald Bay.

Campsites, facilities: There are 147 sites for tents or RVs up to 18 feet (no hookups) and trailers up to 15 feet, two hike-in/bike-in sites, and a group site for up to 50 people. Picnic tables, fire grills, and food lockers are provided. Restrooms have coin showers and flush toilets, and a dump station is available. All water must sometimes be pump-filtered or boiled before use, depending on current water conditions. Some facilities are wheelchair-accessible. Leashed pets are permitted at campsites only.

Reservations, fees: Reservations are accepted at 800/444-7275 or www.reserveamerica.com ($8 reservation fee). Sites are $35 per night, premium lakefront sites are $45 per night, plus $10 per night for each additional vehicle. It’s $165 per night for the group site and $7 per night for the hike-in/bike-in sites (two-night maximum). Open late May through late September, weather permitting.

Directions: In South Lake Tahoe at the junction of Highway 89 and U.S. 50, turn north on Highway 89 and drive 10.5 miles to the state park turnoff on the right side of the road. Turn right (east) and drive to the park entrance. (If arriving from the north, drive from Tahoe City south on Highway 89 for 17 miles to the park entrance road.)

Contact: D. L. Bliss State Park, 530/525-7277; Sierra District, 530/525-7232, www.parks.ca.gov .

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