Carnelian Bay
Lake Tahoe, CA 96140
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Price range: $200,000′s – $1.2m. Lakefronts: $1.9 – $12.5 million
Location: 5 miles east/north of Tahoe City
Carnelian Bay is one of those little old neighborhoods that you stumble across after years of living right next door. CB still has dirt roads that make seasoned locals wonder how year-round access is possible. Carnelian Bay is a little settlement dating back to the late 1800′s. Today its got a pebbled beach that is one of the best of the dog-friendly spots in the whole area. Also, the water drops off pretty quickly making it one of my favorite swimming sports. There is an often-changing-hands coffee shop, and a kayak, paddleboard (SUP), and paddle boat rental right on the beach now, too. Double check but you can sometimes grab a watertaxi from here to the Shakespeare Festival in Sand Harbor during peak seasons. Sierra Boat Co. is here and hosts the ever-growing annual Concours d’Elegance Wooden Boat Show which draws nationally. There is a small commercial area with locals’ favorite CB’s Pizza, 7-11 and a post office. Fantastic hiking trails (and a par course at the Carnelian Woods condos) make for great trkking of any length and there are some grea ‘Indian rocks’ above the bay that are fairly easy to reach and have lengthy Tahoe vistas.
Historical Sales Data
| 2011: 5 sales thru 9/23 | High | Low | Average | Median |
| List Price: | $3,800,000 | $198,900 | $1,632,380 | $849,000 |
| Sold Price: | $3,350,000 | $205,000 | $1,495,520 | $760,000 |
| 2010: 6 sales | High | Low | Average | Median |
| List Price: | $10,000,000 | $369,000 | $3,037,300 | $1,662,450 |
| Sold Price: | $10,000,000 | $320,000 | $2,917,166 | $1,587,500 |
| 2009: 3 sales | High | Low | Average | Median |
| List Price: | $2,500,000 | $339,000 | $1,079,372 | $399,118 |
| Sold Price: | $2,350,000 | $299,000 | $1,009,666 | $380,000 |
