Tahoma, California

About Tahoma

Tahoma is a small unincorporated community in northern California.

Officially, Tahoma is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.59 square miles.

📰 Tahoma News Today

• Tahoma Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Tahoma man named California State Parks district superintendent for Sierra District tahoedailytribune.com · Jul 14
• Bear charges father outside Lake Tahoe home, dramatic video shows - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Jul 9
• El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office calls in Lake Tahoe area South Tahoe Now · Jul 9
• Lake Tahoe Dad Unloads Bear Spray On Aggressive Bear Unofficial Networks · Jul 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Tahoma Unique

• The only place in America named Tahoma — 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Tahoma

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Tahoma

• Obexer's General Store & Deli (café)
• The Dog and Bear Tavern — pizza
• Chambers Landing Bar and Grill — american
• Cult Burger — burger
• Swiss Lakewood Restaurant
• Where We Met — gelato (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Balancing Rock · Attraction
• Rubicon Point Light · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Tahoma

• Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Desolation Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Edwin L. Z'berg Natural Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kailua Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Tahoma

🏘️ Nearby Communities