Dollar Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States, along the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. It is ration of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,215 at the 2010 census all along from 1,539 at the 2000 census.

In 1884 the Glenbrook Mills logged 337 acres upon a point upon Lake Tahoe. In 1898 Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company (D.L. Bliss) was formed and built 16 miles (26 km) of narrow gauge track into the area that became known as Dollar Point. Southern Pacific leased the track rights in 1925 and converted the tracks to Standard gauge in 1926, bought the property in 1933, and by yourself the tracks in 1943. In 1916 Lora Josephine Knight bought the point. The land was originally allowance of an Place called Chinquapin by the Washoe Indians. Robert Dollar purchased many properties such as the 1,436 acres in Rossmoor, California and in 1927 he purchased the area that had been called “Old Lousy”, “the lousy point”, and Observatory Point, from Lora Knight. She became without difficulty known for building Vikingsholm Castle in 1929. She and her husband were in addition to primary financial backers of Charles Lindbergh’s non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic.

Dollar Point is located within the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range upon the Northwest corner of Lake Tahoe. Carnelian Bay is upon the north side, Tahoe City to the south, and Tahoe National Forest and Burton Creek State Park extends along each and every one east side. State Route 28 is the abandoned major highway entry to the area and runs the length of the northwest boundary of Dollar Point. Dollar as a consequence purchased a react of home to the east of SR 28 that is now called Chinquapin development.

Dollar Point is located at 39°11′19″N 120°6′32″W / 39.18861°N 120.10889°W / 39.18861; -120.10889 (39.188639, -120.108848).