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EV charging in South Lake Tahoe, CA

24 charging stations in South Lake Tahoe, California — networks, port mixes and a page for every station.

Dataset updated . Refreshed weekly from the US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center.

At a glance

South Lake Tahoe, California has 24 EV charging stations in the US DOE registry (24 public) with 101 charging ports: 38 DC fast and 63 Level 2. That is the 174th-most of 812 cities and towns in California.

Stations
24
Public
24
DC fast ports
38
Level 2 ports
63

Port ranking

Biggest stations in South Lake Tahoe

Operators

Networks here

Growth

Stations opened by year

2014
2
2015
2
2016
1
2017
1
2019
1
2020
3
2021
2
2023
2
2024
2
2025
4
2026
4

How many public EV charging stations are in South Lake Tahoe?

All 24 stations the registry lists in South Lake Tahoe are open to the public. 2 stations are reported temporarily unavailable. The average station here has 4.2 ports, about 12% above the California average of 3.7. South Lake Tahoe holds under 1% of California's 21,814 charging stations.

Where is DC fast charging in South Lake Tahoe?

South Lake Tahoe has 38 DC fast ports (often called Level 3 charging) at 6 public stations. The largest are South Lake Tahoe, CA - Modesto Avenue - Tesla Supercharger (12 DC fast), South Lake Tahoe, CA - Emerald Bay Road - Tesla Supercharger (12 DC fast), South Lake Tahoe, CA - Tesla Supercharger (8 DC fast) and South Lake Tahoe CA1-139 (South Lake Tahoe, CA) (4 DC fast). 3 of them are Tesla Supercharger sites. Across the public stations, 3 list CCS, 11 list NACS (Tesla) and 2 list CHAdeMO connectors.

What kinds of places have EV chargers in South Lake Tahoe?

Where the registry records the site type, the most common hosts are hotel (5), brewery / distillery / winery (1), grocery store (1), municipal government (1) and public site (1). 5 public stations in South Lake Tahoe are tagged as a hotel or inn in the registry: Marriott's Timber Lodge - Tesla Destination, Basecamp Hotel - Tesla Destination, The Coachman Hotel - Tesla Destination, Grand Residences by Marriott, Tahoe - Tesla Destination and The Landing Resort & Spa - Tesla Destination. 9 public stations list their pricing as free in the registry.

Which charging networks operate in South Lake Tahoe?

By station count, the networks in South Lake Tahoe are led by Tesla Destination (7), ChargePoint (7), Blink (3) and Tesla Supercharger (3). 2 stations are non-networked. 7 networks in all have stations here.

How fast is EV charging growing in South Lake Tahoe?

The earliest station open year on record in South Lake Tahoe is 2014. 4 stations opened in 2025, compared with 2 in 2024. 4 more have opened so far in 2026.

Directory

All 24 public charging stations in South Lake Tahoe

Frequently asked questions

How many EV charging stations are in South Lake Tahoe, CA?

The US DOE registry lists 24 charging stations in South Lake Tahoe, California (24 public), with 101 charging ports: 38 DC fast and 63 Level 2.

Where can I fast-charge in South Lake Tahoe?

South Lake Tahoe has 38 DC fast ports. The biggest DC fast sites are South Lake Tahoe, CA - Modesto Avenue - Tesla Supercharger (12 ports), South Lake Tahoe, CA - Emerald Bay Road - Tesla Supercharger (12 ports) and South Lake Tahoe, CA - Tesla Supercharger (8 ports).

Which charging networks operate in South Lake Tahoe?

By station count: Tesla Destination (7), ChargePoint (7), Blink (3), Tesla Supercharger (3) and Non-networked (2).

Are there Tesla Superchargers in South Lake Tahoe?

Yes. The registry lists 3 public Tesla Supercharger sites in South Lake Tahoe: South Lake Tahoe, CA - Modesto Avenue - Tesla Supercharger (12 DC fast ports), South Lake Tahoe, CA - Emerald Bay Road - Tesla Supercharger (12 DC fast ports) and South Lake Tahoe, CA - Tesla Supercharger (8 DC fast ports).

Which hotels in South Lake Tahoe have EV charging?

Marriott's Timber Lodge - Tesla Destination, Basecamp Hotel - Tesla Destination, The Coachman Hotel - Tesla Destination, Grand Residences by Marriott, Tahoe - Tesla Destination and The Landing Resort & Spa - Tesla Destination are tagged as a hotel or inn with public EV charging in the DOE registry. Many hotel chargers carry no site tag, so the full station list on this page may include more.

Is there free EV charging in South Lake Tahoe?

9 public stations in South Lake Tahoe list their pricing as free in the DOE registry. Pricing is self-reported by the site and can change.

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About this data

Source: US Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) station registry, as published October 12, 2026 — ChargeCensus refreshes it weekly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: ChargeCensus, “EV charging in South Lake Tahoe, CA”, https://chargecensus.com/ev-charging/california/south-lake-tahoe (data as of October 12, 2026).