Directions to the UC Davis Tahoe City Field Station
(“Historic Fish Hatchery”)
2400 Lake Forest Road
Tahoe City, CA 96145
Phone: (530) 583-3279
We are located at 2400 Lake Forest Road, just east of “downtown” Tahoe City.
From Incline Village/Kings Beach:
- Take SR 28 WEST towards Tahoe City.
- After Dollar Hill, pass the first Lake Forest Road entrance (on your left).
- Turn LEFT at the second Lake Forest Road entrance.
- Take an IMMEDIATE RIGHT onto the bike path (you will be on the bike path for a very short distance, look out for pedestrians and bikers).
- Take an IMMEDIATE LEFT into our parking lot.
From Truckee/Tahoe City:
- From Truckee, take SR 89 SOUTH to the light in Tahoe City. Continue STRAIGHT through the light in Tahoe City onto SR 28 heading EAST through downtown.
- Turn RIGHT at the first Lake Forest Road entrance (approximately ¾ mile from the end of “Downtown” Tahoe City where the McDonalds and Safeway are located).
- Take an IMMEDIATE RIGHT onto the bike path (you will be on the bike path for a very short distance, look out for pedestrians and bikers).
- Take an IMMEDIATE LEFT into our parking lot.
The UC Davis Tahoe City Field Station (also known as the “Historic Fish Hatchery”) is a large, barn-style building that was built in 1922 and was recently renovated. It is tucked behind the trees and shrubs on the south-west corner of Lake Forest and SR 28.

