Kings Beach State Recreation Area
Kings Beach, Placer County, California. Day-use only area.
Details
- Where
- 8318 N Lake Blvd, Kings Beach, CA 96143. Directions
- When
- 6 AM to 9 PM.
- Getting there
- Kings Beach SRA is located in downtown Kings Beach, near Bear street on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. The park is approximately one mile west of the Nevada State Line and thirteen miles southeast of Truckee, CA from Highway 267.
- Fees
- Hourly Parking: $3.00; Vehicle Day Use: $10.00.
- Access
- Parking fees are required year-round. Dogs are not allowed on the beach year-round. Dogs are welcome on the sidewalks and in the picnic table areas. The boat ramp at the end of Raccoon Street is available for non-motorized vessels only that are clean and dry. No charcoal or wood barbeques/fires; propane and gas barbeques are allowed. No smoking. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed.
- Walk-in or reserve
- All picnic tables are first come, first serve.
- Phone
- (530) 523-3203
- Website
- parks.ca.gov
- Managed by
- California State Parks.
Kings Beach State Recreation Area features 979 feet of beautiful frontage property along the North Shore of Lake Tahoe. This day-use only area has a large sandy beach and multiple picnic tables under the shade of Jeffery pines.
Notable Events
- 2018The Kings Beach SRA General Plan was adopted by the California State Park and Recreation Commission on October 19, 2018. parks.ca.gov
People
- George Whittell Jr., eccentric millionaire who, by rumor, lost the land to Joe King in the all-night poker game (early 1930s).
- Robert P. Sherman, San Francisco real estate developer who owned much of the land that is now Kings Beach; the historian's pick for the man Joe King won his stake from.