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 Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Travel Management |
| FINAL Decision Notice for the Basin Wide Trails Analysis Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/09/2026 |
| Basin Wide Trails Analysis Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/09/2026 |
| Forests | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Districts | Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |