Place to see: Taylor Creek Visitor Center, South Lake Tahoe, California, United States

Fall Morning on Taylor Creek

Fall Morning on Taylor Creek

The mist rises off Taylor Creek in the early morning. This creek leads to Lake Tahoe and is the spawing creek for Kokanee Salmon.

About this place:

The Visitor Center, located in South Lake Tahoe on Hwy 89, is operated by the National Forest Service. It has an easy self-guided nature walk and a stream profile room where you actually view Taylor Creek from below the level of the creek. In this room you can see trout and the famous Kokanee Salmon, which return to this creek to spawn every fall and turn a brilliant, bright red. This is area is also a Bald Eagle preserve.