Caples Lake - Lake Tahoe Fishing

Located about 60 miles east of Jackson and directly south of Lake Tahoe at 7,950 feet elevation, Caples contains 600 surface acres of mountain water.  All boating is permitted at 5 mph restriction with launching facilities and boat rentals available.  Limited to trout for the fisherman, however a good quantity of quality rainbow, brown, brook, and cutthroat trout are available.  For more information contact Amador Ranger Station at (209) 295-4251.

Driving directions from TahoeTarns at Zephyr Cove: Take the 1st LEFT onto US-50 / LAKE TAHOE BLVD (Crossing into CALIFORNIA). go 8.5 mi Turn LEFT onto US-50 / CA-89 / EMERALD BAY RD.  US-50 is just past DUNLAP DR. go 4.8 mi Turn LEFT onto CA-89 / LUTHER PASS RD.  CA-89 is just past NAVAHOE DR. go 11.2 mi Turn RIGHT onto CA-88.  If you are on BURNSIDE LAKE RD and reach PICKETT'S PEAK RD you've gone about 2.8 miles too far. go 13.6 mi 344 CA-88 is on the RIGHT.  Your destination is 0.7 miles past CAPLES LAKE Campground.  If you reach CAPLES DAM TRAILHEAD you've gone a little too far. Total Travel Estimate:  38.2 miles - about 53 minutes.

Zephyr Cove, South Lake Tahoe / Maria & Bob Tarn / Maria@TahoeTarns.com
This page updated 04/26/11