Taylor Creek is a 2.2-mile-long northward-flowing stream originating in Fallen Leaf Lake and culminating at Baldwin Beach. It is one of our favorite in town places in which to delight in nature while in South Lake Tahoe (we're back).

To the Washoe people, Taylor Creek was known as Dawgašašíwa. It was a significant camping and fishing site. Taylor Creek is probably named for Elijah W. Taylor, who homesteaded 160 acres near the creek in 1864.