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Upper Truckee River - Tahoe Pines Restoration and Public Access Project
Project Number
01.02.01.0008
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
California Tahoe Conservancy
Primary Contact
Mark Sedlock (mark.sedlock@tahoe.ca.gov)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2010 - 2022
Watershed Restoration Program
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
This project includes restoration and recreation improvements within the former Tahoe Pines Campground in Meyers. Project restores uplands, riparian habitat, floodplain, and riverbanks while providing public access improvements such as a new accessible trail, bridge, and parking lot, in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Key Accomplishments
- Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced: 6.9 acres
- Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced: 1 acres
- Facilities Improved or Created: 2
- Impervious Coverage Retired: 152,620 sq ft
- Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced: 900 lf
Threshold Categories
- Soil Conservation
- Water Quality
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $1,588,104
(Estimated Cost: $1,633,596)
(Estimated Cost: $1,633,596)
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR): $492,843
California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $1,095,261
Photos
Before
Flooding at Tahoe Pines Campground
Disturbed flooplain in campsites area
During
Parking lot construction
Swale inlet construction
After
Site of demolished caretakers house
Restored Floodplain June 2021
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 11/15/2024