Tahoe National Forest
 

Tahoe National Forest

Considerable snow still in early May at Castle Peak

Castle Peak, near Donner Summit -  Photo by Jake Dunton.  Snow is still prevalent in the high country, especially on north-facing slopes.

The Tahoe National Forest is located in the northern Sierra Nevada (east of Sacramento) and extends from the foothills across the Sierra crest to the California state line. It includes over 850,000 acres of public land interspersed with 350,000 acres of private land in a checker board ownership pattern. 

(It does not include Lake Tahoe - visit the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit website for more information.)

Rivers, rocks, snow capped peaks and scenic forests offer outstanding recreation year round. A complex set of ecosystems are found as the forest ascends from 1,500 feet along the western boundary to over 9,000 feet along the crest. The forest provides a variety of resources and opportunities and is managed by the Forest Service. We hope your visit to this webpage provides helpful information and answers your questions.

For more information on accessible recreation facilities on the Tahoe National Forest follow this link. More.....

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Features

Native Plants & Pollinators

Native plants provide many services for the ecosystems where they grow including food for animals, cover for soil and conversion of carbon dioxide to oxygen in the photosynthesis process.  Native plants also provide a source of food for adult pollinators in the form of nectar from the flowers and food for larval forms (caterpillars).  Pollinators have been identified as being in decline in the Sierra Nevada Region and elsewhere.  

News Release - Pollinator/Native Plant Walk - June 22 - Loney Meadows


Motor Vehicle Use Maps To Be Re-Issued

The Forest Service is working to correct errors on the Tahoe National Forest Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) and hopes to re-issue them soon, stated Tom Quinn, Forest Supervisor.  “We have been carefully assessing these complex maps to identify errors and the reasons for the errors.  We are working hard to make the changes so that the public will have them soon.”

Spotlights

Truckee Ranger Station Receives Gold LEED Certification

Photo showing new Truckee District Office

The Forest Service was notified that their new Truckee District Office has been certified as “Gold” under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED*) program.

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act

Public Law 110-343 reauthorized payments to local counties and to the National Forests in 2008. The RAC data...