D. L. Bliss State Park is a
state park of
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
in the
United States
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. It is located on the western shore of
Lake Tahoe just north of
Emerald Bay State Park
Emerald Bay State Park is a state park of California in the United States, centered on Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay, a National Natural Landmark. Park features include Eagle Falls and Vikingsholm, a 38-room mansion that is considered one of the fin ...
.
Notable features include
Rubicon Point Light, the highest-elevation lighthouse in the United States. A popular trail in the lakeside forest features a large
balancing rock
A balancing rock, also called a balanced rock or precarious boulder, is a naturally occurring geological formation featuring a large rock or boulder, sometimes of substantial size, resting on other rocks, bedrock, or on glacial till. Some formati ...
.
The park is named in honor of timber and railroad magnate
Duane Leroy Bliss, whose heirs donated of land to the state in 1929.
It has since grown to .
See also
*
List of California state parks
This is a list of parks, historic resources, reserves and recreation areas in the California State Parks system.
List of parks
See also
* California State Beaches
*List of California State Historic Parks
* Parks in California
* California Dep ...
References
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1929 establishments in California
Lake Tahoe
Parks in El Dorado County, California
Protected areas established in 1929
Protected areas of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
State parks of California