View Perseid meteor from 8,200 feet
People can camp under the stars on Aug. 13 and watch the night sky light-up during the Perseid Meteor Shower in Lake Tahoe.
Squaw Valley’s Perseid Meteor Shower Campout will take place at High Camp at elevation 8,200 feet, where guests watch the meteor shower and enjoy amazing views of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding Sierra Nevada.
The Perseids come every year beginning in late July and stretching into August. Among the many nights of the shower, there is always the one night that the viewing of the shower is at its best. This year, that evening falls on Aug. 13.
Perseid Meteor Shower campers can upload Squaw’s Aerial Tram between 4:20pm and 5:20pm. After setting up camp on the mountaintop, there will be an informational briefing on telescopes with meteor shower viewing beginning at 10pm. In the morning campers will have a continental breakfast from 6:45-7:30am before downloading on the Tram.
Reservations can be made by calling 800.403.0206. Prices are $79 for adults and $54 for kids.
in 1980 we went to Washoe Lake to watch the metor showers
High on LSD it was great!
every time I pass the Lake I think about that night
On a boat is a great place to watch the Perseids once you get far enough away from the lights of So. Shore. No boat? Go to the end of Sierra Blvd. to the snow dump, park, bring a flashlight and watch where your’e going, big open area! On the Nevada side Cave Rock boat ramp is a good spot.On the other side of the lake the Emerald Bay parking lot is good,…watching the reflections on the water on a calm night is something you won’t forget!
Take Care, Old Long Skiis