Echo Summit Ridge The PerchNot for the faint of heart. This cabin sits on the Echo Summit ridge, tucked behind Berkeley Camp, with panoramic views of Lake Tahoe and Christmas Valley. It is one of the places the Caldor Fire left standing. Picture windows take in the lake, the valley, and weather moving over the crest. You live at the edge of the drop, looking down on the basin from a true mountain perch. On some days a warbird crosses at eye level on approach to the airport below. Inside it is a classic Tahoe cabin: knotty pine, an open fireplace, and a kitchen woodstove that matters when wind comes over the ridge. Decks catch the long summer light and the first fall storms. A few steps below the main cabin is a private en-suite, still in the view. This is not a subdivision cabin. It is high, exposed, and honest. Desolation at your back. Christmas Valley and the lake at your feet. Walk or bike to Echo Lakes for a swim, a boat, or fishing. The Pacific Crest Trail is nearby. Echo Chalet is where PCT hikers stop for food and supplies. For the buyer who already knows what Echo Summit means.
Single-familyProperty Type
1950Year Built
8,276 sq ftLot Size
$456Price/Sq.Ft.
Listed by Carol Butler•DRE #01104470• American River Canyon Realty
Echo Road, located between Lake Tahoe Boulevard and Echo Summit, is a wooded and mountain South Lake Tahoe neighborhood with cabin-style streetscapes and trail-to-lake geography. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Echo Road and Lake Tahoe Boulevard junction, where ski-rack SUVs, coffee stops, and gear talk set the tone. Community pillars include The Hangar - Taproom and Bottle Shop, Sidellis Lake Tahoe Brewery & Restaurant, and the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena. Architecture leans to A-frames, low-slung chalets, and newer mountain-modern rebuilds tucked among pines. Days track with the seasons: beach walks at Pope, singletrack in the forest, and winter laps at nearby lifts. Evenings read quiet, with porch lights, woodsmoke, and dark-sky views when the weather clears.
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9164 Echo Lakes Rd #28 · $475,000
$485K and above
75% chance or better to win
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Furnished per inventory
Open wood-burning fireplace
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2 full bathrooms
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Electric heating
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Natural landscaping
Uncovered deck
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Wood-frame construction
Post & pier foundation
Composition roof
Parking
No garage or carport
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Wood frame construction
Post & pier foundation
Composition roof
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Electric service
Electric water heater
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No HOA
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Owner-occupied
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Last updated by owner on Sep 4, 2026.
FR-160
Forest Resource Zone
The FR, Forest Resource Zone, is applied to lands containing valuable timber or having the potential for timber production, but that are not subject to TPZ zoning requirements in compliance with Section 130.40.350 (Timber Production Zone: Criteria, Regulations, and Zone Change Requirements) in Article 4 (Specific Use Regulations) of this Title. The purpose of this zone is to encourage timber production and associated activities, and to limit noncompatible uses from restricting such activities.
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Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.31% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
1/10 Heat Factor
8 days above 82° expected this year, 21 days in 30 years
1/10 Wind Factor
Minimal risk of severe winds over next 30 years
9/10 Air Factor
16 unhealthy days expected this year, 19 days in 30 years
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Redfin Estimate for 9164 Echo Lakes Rd #28
$485,024
$10K over list price of $475K
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The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $220K to $664K.