Emerald Bay State Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Emerald Bay State Park
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caption = Emerald Bay, with Fannette Island
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location = Lake Tahoe, California, USA
nearest_city = South Lake Tahoe
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 57
lat_seconds = 13
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 120
long_minutes = 5
long_seconds = 38
long_direction = W
area = 1,464.71 acres
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governing_body = California State Parks

Emerald Bay State Park is a state park located around Emerald Bay, a National Natural Landmark, at Lake Tahoe, California. The park is home to Eagle Falls and Vikingsholm, a 38-room mansion that is one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the western hemisphere.Fact|date=August 2008 The park contains the only island in Lake Tahoe, Fannette Island.Fact|date=August 2008 The park is accessible by State Route 89 near the southwest shore of the lake. Emerald Bay is one of Lake Tahoe's most photographed and popular locations.

In 1969, Emerald Bay was recognized as a National Natural Landmark by the federal Department of the Interior. In 1994, California State Parks included the surrounding water of the bay as a part of the park, making Emerald Bay one of the first underwater parks of its type in the state, protecting the various wrecks and other items on the bay's bottom.

The park is located directly south of D.L. Bliss State Park.

Summer temperatures at the park range from the low 40 °F (4 °C) at night to mid-70 °F (25 °C) during the day, and during the winter visitors will usually experience temperatures between 20 and 40 °F (-7 and 4 °C). During harsh winters, the bay freezes over. The bay is about convert|1.7|mi|km|1 in length, and about two-thirds of a mile (1 km) wide at its widest point.

References

* [http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=1158 California State Parks ]
*Underwater Science Program, Indiana University

ee also

*List of California state parks
*Lake Tahoe

External links

* [http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=506 Emerald Bay State Park official site]
* [http://worldfromtheweb.com/Parks/LakeTahoe/EmeraldBay.html Emerald Bay pictures]