Tier 3 · Curiosities
Sugar Pine Point Light
Tahoma · El Dorado County · Inland (Lake Tahoe)
Sugar Pine Point Light is an inactive lighthouse in the Lake Tahoe region of California, first lit in 1921, owned by California State Parks (Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park).
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History
Built 1921 as a small automated acetylene beacon on Lake Tahoe, paired with Rubicon Point in a short-lived Corps of Engineers navigational series. The tower no longer stands.
Why it matters
Companion entry to Rubicon Point — together they document the only inland lake light system in the California atlas.
The visit
Drive-to within Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park. Whether any physical remnant of the lighthouse remains within the park is an open research question. Combine with the historic Hellman-Ehrman Mansion on site.
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Inland curiosity; not part of any coastal circuit. Appendix entry for completeness.
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Sources
- Officialen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Pine_Point_Light
- Officialparks.ca.gov
- Secondaryrouteyou.com/en-us/location/view/51294012
Image rights: No known public domain images of the lighthouse structure itself; park photos available from CA State Parks
Research confidence: medium · Last verified 2026-05-13