Emerald Bay State Park
Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
parks
At a glance
- Size
- 1533
- Established
- 1953
parks detail
- Hook
- Vikingsholm castle, Fannette Island's teahouse, and the lake's postcard bay
- More
- Lora Knight built Vikingsholm in 1929 as a Scandinavian castle and served tea on Fannette Island — the stone teahouse still crowns Tahoe's only island. The bay is a National Natural Landmark and underwater heritage trail; the steep mile down from the overlook earns every step back up.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.954, -120.11