Markleeville

Few communities in California have a history as closely tied to the nineteenth-century mining frontier as Markleeville. The seat of Alpine County occupies a high valley beside the East Fork Carson River, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada near California’s Nevada border. Founded in 1861 by Jacob Marklee, it developed as a supply point for miners working the surrounding mountains and retains the scale of a remote county seat rather than a resort town. Grover Hot Springs State Park lies nearby, where mineral springs and forested slopes add another dimension to this sparsely populated corner of the state. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Markleeville and Alpine County.

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