South Lake Tahoe is the most
populous city in El Dorado County, California, United States, in the Sierra
Nevada. The population was 21,403 at the 2010 census, down from 23,609 at the
2000 census. The east end of the city, on the California-Nevada state line, is
mainly geared towards tourism, with T-shirt shops, restaurants, hotels, and
Heavenly Mountain Resort with the Nevada casinos just across the state line in
State line, Nevada. The city extends about 5 miles (8 km) west-southwest
along U.S. Route 50, also known as Lake Tahoe Boulevard. The western end of
