Environmental Assessment Completed

Basin Wide Trails Analysis Project

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit El Dorado, California Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit

Project would alter trail system map to allow Class 1 e-bikes on specific trails and clarify trails where motorized access is permitted. Also would upgrade road/trail crossings over streams and wet areas, and upgrade trailhead parking areas.

Location

Forest Service trails throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/26/2021
2
Comment Period
09/29/2023
3
Objection Period Start
09/27/2024
4
Decision
01/2026 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2026 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Travel Management
FINAL Decision Notice for the Basin Wide Trails Analysis ProjectDecision Signed Date: 01/09/2026
Basin Wide Trails Analysis ProjectDecision Signed Date: 01/09/2026
ForestsLake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit
DistrictsLake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation management