38°56′04″N 120°02′25″W / 38.93444°N 120.04028°W
Camp Richardson | |
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Coordinates: 38°56′04″N 120°02′25″W / 38.93444°N 120.04028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | El Dorado County |
Elevation | 6,250 ft (1,905 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 13 |
Camp Richardson is an unincorporated resort community at Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 6250 feet (1905 m) in the Sierra Nevada. [1] A vacation community, Camp Richardson has a marina, cabins, hotel rooms, and a bar and grill. [2] The camp was established by Captain Alonzo Richardson in 1921. [3]
A post office operated at Camp Richardson from 1927 to 1973, with a closure from 1964 to 1965. [4] The place is named after its first postmaster, Alonzo L. Richardson. [4] A USGS topographic map from 1891 shows Camp Richardson used to be called Yanks. [5]
38°56′04″N 120°02′25″W / 38.93444°N 120.04028°W
Camp Richardson | |
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Coordinates: 38°56′04″N 120°02′25″W / 38.93444°N 120.04028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | El Dorado County |
Elevation | 6,250 ft (1,905 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 13 |
Camp Richardson is an unincorporated resort community at Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 6250 feet (1905 m) in the Sierra Nevada. [1] A vacation community, Camp Richardson has a marina, cabins, hotel rooms, and a bar and grill. [2] The camp was established by Captain Alonzo Richardson in 1921. [3]
A post office operated at Camp Richardson from 1927 to 1973, with a closure from 1964 to 1965. [4] The place is named after its first postmaster, Alonzo L. Richardson. [4] A USGS topographic map from 1891 shows Camp Richardson used to be called Yanks. [5]