Lake Tahoe
The largest alpine lake in North America, about 1,900 metres up in the Sierra Nevada across the line between California and Nevada. At 501 metres it is the second deepest lake in the United States, and its water is famously clear and blue.
- Where
- South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 39.0833, -120.0333
Get the Lake Tahoe stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Tahoe. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your California volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lake Tahoe
Half Dome 155 km
A granite dome at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley, with three smooth rounded sides and one sheer face, so that it looks like a dome cut in two. Its summit stands more than 2,680 metres above sea level.
Yosemite National Park 155 km
A park in the Sierra Nevada known for its granite cliffs, waterfalls and groves of giant sequoias, and a World Heritage Site since 1984. Almost all of it is wilderness, and the valley at its centre, walled in by El Capitan and Half Dome, is where most visitors begin.
Gurdwara Sahib Stockton 167 km
The first Sikh house of worship in the United States, in the Central Valley city of Stockton. It was opened in 1912 by Punjabi settlers who had come to work the farms of the valley, and it still serves as a gurdwara today.
Napa Valley 215 km
A wine valley north of San Francisco, recognised in 1981 as only the second American Viticultural Area in the country. Vineyards cover the valley floor between low hills, with wineries and tasting rooms strung along the road from Napa up to Calistoga.
Gurdwara Sahib Fremont 239 km
A Sikh house of worship in Fremont that serves the whole San Francisco Bay Area, from Marin and Solano to Santa Clara. It counts among the most influential gurdwaras anywhere, and runs summer Gurmat camps for young Sikhs alongside its daily prayers and langar.
Alcatraz Island 251 km
A small rocky island in San Francisco Bay that has held a lighthouse, a military fort and, from 1934 to 1963, a federal prison thought nearly impossible to escape because of the cold water and strong currents. Ferries now carry visitors out to walk its old cellhouse.
Pier 39 251 km
A pier on the San Francisco waterfront turned into shops, restaurants, street performers and a two storey carousel, with the Aquarium of the Bay alongside. Its real draw is the California sea lions that haul out in noisy heaps on the floating docks of its marina.
Fisherman's Wharf 251 km
The old fishing port on San Francisco's northern waterfront, where seafood stands, sourdough bakeries and souvenir shops have taken over from most of the fishing boats. Crab still steams at the pavement stalls, and the Aquatic Park historic district sits at its western end.
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Questions
Where is Lake Tahoe?
Lake Tahoe is in South Lake Tahoe, California, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Half Dome (155 km), Yosemite National Park (155 km), Gurdwara Sahib Stockton (167 km).
How do I get the Lake Tahoe stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Tahoe and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your California volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lake Tahoe before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your California volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.