Dollar Point, California

About Dollar Point

Dollar Point is a small unincorporated community in northern California.

Dollar Point holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.64 square miles.

📰 Dollar Point News Today

• Dollar Point Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Sewage spilled into Lake Tahoe. California woman says it nearly cost her life Sacramento Bee · Oct 22
• Car crash reported on Highway 28 in Dollar Point KCRA · May 24
• Carson City Earthquake: 4.2 Temblor Rattles Reno, Lake Tahoe, Dollar Point Newsweek · May 28
• Dollar Point, CA Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dollar Point Unique

• The only place in America named Dollar Point — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Dollar Point

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Dollar Point

• Minglewood - Coffee & Company (café)
• Rosie's Cafe
• Tahoe Tap Haus
• Za's Lakefront — american
• Blue Fish Pokē — seafood (café)
• Coffee Connexion — coffee shop (café)
• Fat Cat Bar & Grill — american
• Mountain Slice
• Poppy's Frozen Yogurt (café)
• Sylva

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• UC Davis Eriksson Education Center · Museum
• Snow Sports Museum · Museum
• Watson Cabin · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dollar Point

• Lake Forest Beach Park reviews ★
• Antone Meadows Natural Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Burton Creek Natural Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Burton Creek State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dog Park reviews ★
• Dollar Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lake Tahoe Commons Beach reviews ★
• Robert Pomin Park reviews ★
• Skylandia reviews ★
• Tahoe City PUD Boat Ramp reviews ★
• Tahoe State Recreational Area reviews ★
• US Forest Service Klausen Property reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Dollar Point

• North Tahoe High
• North Tahoe Middle
• Tahoe Lake Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dollar Point

🏘️ Nearby Communities