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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Camping

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - Ken Lund
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - Ken Lund
Photo: Ken Lund
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - Ken Lund
Photo: Ken Lund
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - Ken Lund
Photo: Ken Lund
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Campgrounds

Campgrounds in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Desolation Wilderness Permit

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Fallen Leaf Campground

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Kaspian Campground

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Meeks Bay

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Meeks Bay Resort

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Nevada Beach Campground

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William Kent Campground

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Overview

A brief introduction to Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Follow the slideshow links for information on camping reservations, beaches and picnic areas, Desolation Wilderness permits, Taylor Creek Visitor Center, Tallac Historic Site, summer recreation and much more!

Fallen Leaf Campground sign. The Crystal Range sits behind Mt. Tallac. Nevada Beach on Lake Tahoe's East Shore The Stream Profile Chamber at the visitor center provides a view of the stream environment through aquarium-like windows. The Honeymoon Cabin at Tallac Historic Site sits alongside the south shore of Lake Tahoe. Lake of the Sky Journal Kayaker paddles on Lake Tahoe. Kokanee salmon school during fall spawning. Kid jumping off boat into Lake Tahoe American Black Bear

The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is a United States national forest that manages and protects public land surrounding Lake Tahoe and the Lake Tahoe Basin. Straddling the state borders of California and Nevada in the Sierra Nevada, the LTBMU encompasses 154,851 acres (626 km²) of National Forest system lands, ranging in altitude above sea level from 6,225 feet at lake level to 10,881 feet at Freel Peak. The U.S. Forest Service established the LTBMU in 1973. The name of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit reflects a unique sort of National Forest, as unique as the resources of the Tahoe Basin.

Read more about Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit at Wikipedia

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