After finding a spot at the Echo Lakes parking area (25 minutes south of South Lake Tahoe; arrive early), hikers should head to the picturesque marina to buy tickets for the water taxi.

El Dorado County firefighters protect homes on Snowflake Drive in Christmas Valley on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, as the Caldor Fire burned into the South Lake Tahoe Basin, down from Echo Summit.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (KPIX 5) – Bay Area drivers heading to South Lake Tahoe this fall will have to take a long detour, as a stretch of Highway 50 will be closed for two weeks next month due to ...

ECHO LAKE, Calif. — Few places are more beloved or secret on the road to Tahoe than Echo Lake. A dirt turnout off the highway takes the intrepid and the in-the-know though a winding forest path ...

then work your way through Amador County onto Highway 88 and then eventually Highway 89 into South Lake Tahoe. This detour will add about 45 minutes to the drive time. Echo Summit Project Detours ...

drought-stricken terrain near the outskirts of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Smoke from the fire stretched from El Dorado Hills to Echo Summit early Friday, limiting visibility along Highway 50 to a dozen ...