About Carnelian Bay CDP, California
Carnelian Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States. The population was 3,059 at the 2010 census, up from 2,895 at the 2000 census.
Carnelian Bay is located on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Tahoe City. It is bordered to the east by Kings Beach and to the west by Tahoma. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (3.85%) is water.