Washoe Meadows State Park
Washoe Meadows State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,920 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the east, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Valley State Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 7.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 17.9 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 13 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 14 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
- Scenic lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 1.1 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 2.5 mi
- Bonanza Community Park: 2.6 mi
- Bijou Community Park: 5.0 mi
- Twin Peaks: 0.9 mi
- Flagpole Peak: 2.6 mi
- Angora Peak: 2.7 mi
- Tahoe Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Gardner Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Glen Alpine Spring: 4.0 mi
- Folsom Spring: 8.5 mi
- Soda Spring: 15.4 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 17.4 mi
- Pope Beach: 4.5 mi
- Kiva Beach: 4.9 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 6.0 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 7.3 mi
- Nevada Beach: 8.3 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 3.9 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 7.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 12.4 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 12.4 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 15.1 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 3.1 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 3.5 mi
- Linder Grove: 4.2 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 13.3 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 3.4 mi
- Distillery Wall: 4.7 mi
- Detox Wall: 4.8 mi
- Tallac Point: 5.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 7.8 mi
- Baldwin Home: 4.8 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 5.3 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 13.3 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 15.5 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 17.9 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 3.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.0 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 6.1 mi
- Eagle Falls: 7.2 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 7.2 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 9.0 mi
- Balancing Rock: 9.3 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 9.4 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 10.1 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 12.5 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 22.5 mi
- St Theresa: 5.3 mi
- The Big Tree: 21.6 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 4.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Washoe Meadows State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | E 98° | 3,305 m | 6.7 mi |
| Jobs Sister | E 95° | 3,299 m | 7.5 mi |
| Jobs Peak | E 96° | 3,233 m | 8.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | ENE 63° | 3,068 m | 7.6 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | S 170° | 3,067 m | 11.2 mi |
| Stevens Peak | SSE 167° | 3,061 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | SE 138° | 3,052 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WSW 256° | 3,042.818 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/527726649
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 9 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 15 mi
- Homewood · 17 mi
- Tahoe City · 22 mi
- Olympic Valley · 25 mi
- Incline Village · 26 mi
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