The Balancing Rock, "tons of granite resting precariously on a slender stone base", has long been a natural attraction on Lake Tahoe's western shore. Visitors to the Lake Tahoe area in the late 1800's and early 1900's enjoyed being photographed next to this geological marvel.
The park is located 17 miles south of Tahoe City on Highway 89, a couple of miles north of Emerald Bay.
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