Nevada County Local News: Parks & Recreation

The Tahoe Fund has announced a partnership with Placer County to install personalized bear plaques along the railings in Tahoe City’s Heritage Plaza to raise funds for trails in the Placer County region of North Lake Tahoe.

The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has begun closing National Forest recreational facilities around the Lake Tahoe Basin for winter.

Over the past three years, the Truckee Trails Foundation has been striving to bring new trail experiences to the Sawtooth Zone south of Truckee.

Going into its 50th year, the Sierra State Parks Foundation is looking back on almost five decades of philanthropy and community building.

It’s a fun-packed fall season in Tahoe and the latest edition of Tahoe Guide is packed with events, from film showings and Oktoberfest celebrations to wine walks and the Made in Tahoe festival.

You could follow a rule I’ve been following for the last few years: Go to the less busy, but equally spectacular, state parks for a more relaxing recreational experience.

After hearing concerns from many shared-use trail users, the Truckee Town Council approved the first reading of changes to an ordinance that would implement a 15-mph speed limit on trails.

The project will expand the existing 21-space parking area to 130 spaces while partner agencies remove an equivalent amount of roadside and shoulder parking in the area.

California State Parks has announced that the Vikingsholm Castle parking lot and trail to Vikingsholm in Emerald Bay State Park will be temporarily closed for a few weeks starting Sept. 18.