Established in 1851, Meyers started out as a stagecoach stop, trading post and Pony Express station.

Martin Smith, the town founder, opened a trading post and inn on the Placerville-Carson Road in 1851.

The toll house was pushed off its foundation by floodwaters and is now situated on blocks next to the Tahoe Paradise Museum.

[4] It was adjacent to the Lincoln Highway Sierra Nevada Southern Route by 1916, and was renamed Tahoe Paradise in 1962.

The nearest major city center is 5 miles (8 km) to the north along U.S. Highway 50 at an intersection that is known locally as "The Y" in South Lake Tahoe proper.

Meyers also has its own local climbing areas, including the Pie Shop on Sawmill Road.