Carnelian Bay is a town located in Placer County, California, and has a population of 876. Nearby cities and towns include: Tahoe Vista, Brockway, Kings Beach, Crystal Bay, Incline Village, Truckee, Tahoma, Homewood, and Floriston. Placer County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, in the Gold Country. ...
CarnelianBay, CA is located in Placer County on the North Side of Lake Tahoe south of Tahoe City.
CarnelianBay, originally "Cornelian Bay", was named for the presence of Chalcedony stone, a type of quartz that was found on its shoreline in 1860.
CarnelianBay is approximately 200 miles from San Francisco, 25 miles from the Reno International Airport and 23 miles from the South Lake Tahoe Airport.