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D L Bliss State Park
State Park Information
State Park Overview
The grandeur of the parks and their setting is a product of successive upheavals of the mountain-building processes that raised the Sierra Nevada. From promontories such as Rubicon Point in D.L. Bliss State Park you can see over one hundred feet into the depths of Lake Tahoe.
On the crest of Eagle Falls in Emerald Bay State Park, you can see a brilliant panorama of Emerald Bay, Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe and
the distant Nevada shore.
The park is named for a pioneering lumberman, railroad owner and
banker of the region. The D.L. Bliss family donated 744 acres to the State Park system in 1929.
Trails
The Balancing Rock, "tons of granite resting precariously on a slender stone base", has long been a natural attraction on Lake Tahoes western shore. Visitors to the Lake Tahoe area in the late 1800s and early 1900s enjoyed being photographed next to this geological marvel.
Today, the Balancing Rock is the feature attraction of a short, half mile self-guided nature trail in the northwest section of D.L. Bliss State Park. The granite of this large rock began weathering more rapidly at the joint plane - extensive horizontal crack that is easily seen at its "waist".
The overlying rock weighs around 130 tons and is now balanced on the rock below. This precarious remnant of granite rock will eventually fall when enough material has eroded away to break the equilibrium between the two pedestals.
Visitors can pick up a brochure at the start of the trail that describes 19 numbered markers, where you can stop and learn about the relationships between the soils, plants and
animals found in the park.
More Info
Lone sailboat at Rubicon Bay, D.L. Bliss State Park, Lake tahoe, California Stock Photography and Fine Art Photo Gallery of
in Rubicon Bay, D.L. Bliss State Park, Lake Tahoe, California
...ck Photography and Fine Art Photo Gallery of California and Nevadas Lake Tahoe area
Lone sailboat at Rubicon Bay, D.L. Bliss State Park, Lake tahoe, California. Sunset over lone pine
89 north 10 miles from South Lake Tahoe (California side) to D.L. Bliss State Park. There is a day use fee to pay at the gate ($
aged 627. Contact D.L. Bliss State Park Hwy 89 West Shore
D L Bliss State Park