Ellis Lake   Be the first to submit input for Ellis Lake. If you have info on Ellis Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California please submit it here to improve this web site.          These outdoors activities are available near Ellis Lake.   Lakes Near Ellis Lake: Lake Tahoe, Placer County, 7 miles away Lake Number Three, El Dorado County, 8 miles away Pearl Lake, El Dorado County, 10 miles away Grouse Lake, El Dorado County, 11 miles away Donner Lake, Nevada County, 14 miles away   Public Lands Near Ellis Lake: Sugar Pine Point State Park, California, 4 miles away Burton Creek State Park, California, 8 miles away D. L. Bliss State Park, California, 8 miles away   Marinas On or Near Ellis Lake: Homewood Marina, Homewood, 3 miles away Edward's Mobile Marine, Homewood, 4 miles away Meeks Bay Marina, Tahoma, 6 miles away Tahoe City Marina, Tahoe City, 7 miles away Camp Richardson Marina, South Lake Tahoe, 13 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Ellis Lake: General Creek Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away Meeks Bay - Lake Tahoe Basin, -blank-, 6 miles away Meeks Bay Resort & Marina, Tahoma, 6 miles away Bear Creek Campground, Placer County, 6 miles away   Hotels Near Ellis Lake: Granlibakken Lodge and Conference Center, Tahoe City, 6 miles away Red Wolf Lodge at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 6 miles away Americas Best Value Inn Tahoe City/Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, 7 miles away Lake of the Sky Inn, Tahoe City, 7 miles away Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 7 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Ellis Lake: General Creek Trail, El Dorado County, 3 miles away        11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference Pacific Crest Trail - section 14, overlapping County, 6 miles away       54.3 hiking miles, 2897 feet elevation difference Big Spring Trail, Placer County, 6 miles away        2.2 hiking miles, 289 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Ellis Lake: Homewood, California, 3 miles away       1650 foot drop, 8 lifts, 56 runs Granlibakken, California, 6 miles away       300 foot drop, 2 lifts, 1 runs Alpine Meadows, California, 6 miles away       1802 foot drop, 14 lifts, 100 runs   Whitewater Near Ellis Lake: Silver Creek - South Fork, El DoradoCounty, 14 miles away       Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir) American River - South Fork, El DoradoCounty, 15 miles away       Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz) American River - South Fork, El DoradoCounty, 17 miles away       Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)