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1955 Map of Homewood

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Homewood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The western shores of Lake Tahoe reveal a mid-century landscape of established lakeside communities and high-altitude wilderness along the Placer and El Dorado county line. Developed settlements like Homewood, Tahoe Pines, and Tahoma cluster along the shoreline of McKinney Bay, where Chambers Lodge serves as a prominent landmark. These residential and resort areas are bounded to the south by Sugar Pine Point State Park, reflecting the early preservation of the Tahoe shoreline.

Moving inland, the terrain climbs rapidly into the Tahoe National Forest and Eldorado National Forest, eventually reaching the primitive expanses of the Desolation Wilderness. Historic land use is evident at the Noonchester Mine and Rubicon Springs, while a network of trails and jeep trails connects high-elevation water bodies such as Miller Lake, Richardson Lake, and Quail Lake. The map captures the region's transition from accessible lakeside retreats to the remote granite peaks of Twin Peaks and Ellis Peak.