Elk City State Park

About Elk City State Park

Thick oak and hickory forest meet meadows, and a federally recognized pathway system invites visitors to explore Elk City State Park, one of the largest state parks in the United States. The park, bordered by Elk City Road, Elks River Road and Elk River, offers a variety of opportunities for nature lovers to enjoy their pastime.

The Elk River Trail is a scenic 15 mile route that starts at the western edge of the dam and ends at a picnic spot on the north side of Elks River Road, just east of Elk City Road. The Green Thumb Nature Trail, is a 1.5 km loop starting from a campsite in the National Park and winding through a forest of framed ash and oak trees. An attraction in this park is also the Elk State Park Nature Center, a 1,000-acre nature center with a variety of outdoor activities and activities for children.

The campsites in Elk City offer good - shady places that are attractive for recreational vehicles and primitive campers. Parking is available in the parking lot on Elk River Road and in the parking lot of the campground, and convenient toilets and showers are a popular convenience for park visitors.

Bordering Elk City to the north, south, west, east and west of the park, Elk City offers a rich array of wild residents. Common fur carriers are elks, coyotes, bears, wolves, foxes, elks, cougars, deer, elks, lynxes, pheasants, lynxes, raccoons, squirrels, owls, otters, skunks, eagles, birds of prey and much more. More information about white-tailed deer and other wildlife can be found here.

The Elk City Reservoir offers flathead catfish, salmon, trout, mussels and many other fish species. In the park there is a handicapped accessible fishing pier, a boat ramp and a kayak pier.

The campsites have a fishing pier, a boat ramp, a kayak ramp and a kayak pier with fishing piers. Elk City State Park campgrounds in Elk County have eleven pitches, and each campsite has a campsite with picnic area, picnic tables, toilets, showers and picnic areas.

There are no toilets at the Elk City State Park campsites, but camping is permitted at the picnic area, picnic tables, toilets, showers and picnic areas of the park.

Elk City State Park has a growing network of hiking trails, and the Elk River Trail is a scenic 15-mile route that begins on the western bank of the river and ends in the Squaw Creek Area of the National Park, north of Elk City, south of Lake Tahoe. The lookout point is a kilometre-long nature trail, led by oaks. The Squaw Creek Area of the State Park is also located in the park, with a total of 2.5 miles of hiking trails along the creek and a further 1.2 miles on a path to the lake.

The Eagle Rock Mountain Bike Trail is about 4 miles long and starts at the reservoir outlet and gives way to a slope covered in trees and glacier stones. The course - framed by the slope of the Elk River Trail in Elk City State Park, Tahoe, California, USA. Parking is available in the park parking lot on the south side of Elk Street, north of Lake Tahoes Lake, near the hiking trail.

The trail is exclusively designed for mountain bikers and is fun for beginners and advanced riders. In the city, we urge drivers to contact the Elk City Police Department at (Tahoe City, CA, 958 - 888 - 5555) to behave in the city for a stop to traffic on Elk Street and Lake Tahoes Lake Road, and urge drivers to contact them.

Solar-powered wildlife feeders attract many bird and animal species to the park, and birdwatchers, photographers and nature lovers will enjoy a variety of bird species and a wide range of animal species. In the old trees along the Elk River, giant spotted woodpeckers are common, and wintering waterfowl at the feeder house provide spectacular sightings in spring and late autumn.

Take Highway 160 or 75 to West County Road 3325 and drive one mile to the Elk City State Park parking lot on the west side of the highway, at the intersection with the road.

Take Highway 75 for 5 miles to County Road 2950 and follow the signs to the park entrance. The county road that leaves the motorway at the entrance of the National Park is paved and paved. Drive 4 miles and park in the parking lot of Elk City State Park, then drive another 4 miles to West County Road 3325, just south of Highway 160.