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Lake Tahoe EIP

D.L. Bliss State Park Watershed Improvement Plan and Implementation

Project Number
01.01.01.0141
Action Priority
Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
Implementers
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Primary Contact
Rich Adams (rich.adams@parks.ca.gov)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2015 - 2023
Stormwater Management Program Reduce Stormwater Pollution From: Roads and Highways, Forest Roads, Public and Private Parcels
Road and trails planning and implementation for backcountry areas including unpaved roads, trails, etc. This also includes BMPs. Identifies all road and trails to be maintained by CA State Parks, improvements to those not meeting standards, and removal and restoration for those roads and trails not to be maintained.

Key Accomplishments

  • Miles of Roads Decommissioned or Retrofitted: 2 miles
  • Miles of Trails Developed or Improved: 2.75 miles

Threshold Categories

  • Soil Conservation
  • Water Quality
New overlook point on Lighthouse Trail re-route section (Timing: After) (~5,576 KB) Credit: Nathan Shasha New overlook point on Lighthouse Trail re-route section

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $110,000
(Estimated Cost: $350,000)
California Department of Park... (CDPR): $65,000

Tahoe Fund (Tahoe Fund): $45,000

Photos

Before
Lighthouse Trail erosion (Timing: Before) (~3,808 KB) Credit: CDPR
Lighthouse Trail erosion
Lighthouse Trail erosion (Timing: Before) (~3,876 KB) Credit: CDPR
Lighthouse Trail erosion
During
removing old trail alignment (Timing: During) (~1,881 KB) Credit: Nathan Shasha
removing old trail alignment
After
Lighthosue Trail restored trailhead (Timing: After) (~8,962 KB) Credit: Nathan Shasha
Lighthosue Trail restored trailhead
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 07/16/2025