U.S. Forest Service-Tahoe National Forest

06/10/2026

💪 We've been working hard to reopen campgrounds and trails for the season.

Before recreation sites can fully open to the public:
🧹 Sites and facilities must be cleaned up after the winter
🚧 Any road damage must be repaired
🌲 Safety hazards such as down trees must be removed and hazardous branches must be mitigated
🚰 Water systems must be tested and repaired if needed

While most campgrounds are now open to the public, we're still working on a few. Be sure to check site status and conditions information 👉https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/tahoe/recreation.

📷: Tahoe National Forest recreation staff and Job Corps students work to remove downed branches from Little Lasier Meadow Pacific Crest Trailhead.

06/10/2026

Red Flag Warning in effect from 11 AM Wednesday morning through 5 PM Thursday afternoon due to gusty north winds and low humidity. Be sure to plan ahead and take precautions to practice fire safety!

Forecast: weather.gov

06/09/2026

Thank you to our partners at Truckee Trails Foundation, Truckee Dirt Riders and all the volunteers who showed up on Saturday to work on the Happy Face Trail and helped make this National Trails Day a success!

06/08/2026

Last week, Tahoe National Forest fire resources assisted our federal partners at Beale Air Force Base with an approximately 200-acre prescribed fire project.

Prescribed fires help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.

06/05/2026

⚠️Attention Campers: Be Bear Aware!🐻

All of Tahoe National Forest is bear country. Significant bear activity has been reported in recreation areas around Bullards Bar Reservoir. It's important to remember that a fed bear is a dead bear.

Please always:
✅Store food, scented items and garbage in bear-resistant storage lockers when not actively being used.
✅Always properly close food storage lockers even when they are empty.
✅Discard any food that cannot be stored in bear-resistant lockers.
✅Do not eat or drink in your tent, and do not sleep in clothing you have worn while cooking.
✅Dispose of trash in bear-resistant dumpsters and make sure it is properly secured.

Learn more: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/tahoe/safety-ethics/respect-wildlife

06/05/2026

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

Join us this weekend to learn all about fire safety and see some GREEN fire engines.

Meet Tahoe National Forest fire staff this Saturday, June 6:

📍Sierraville | Sierra County Firepalooza at Sierraville School, 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.

📍Nevada City | Nevada County's Health, Safety and Fire Preparedness 21st Annual Carnival at the Rood Center, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

We hope to see you out there!

06/03/2026

Join us to celebrate National Trails Day! Together we’ll leave the trails and the outdoor community better than we found them. Tahoe National Forest invites the public to participate in upcoming National Trails Day events across the forest to celebrate trails and promote trail stewardship.

📍Truckee Trails Foundation, Truckee Dirt Riders and Tahoe National Forest Happy Face Trail Volunteer Day – Saturday, June 6 at 9 am
📍Diablo 4 Wheel Club Volunteer Day at Bear Valley OHV Loop – Saturday, June 6 at 9 am
📍Western States Endurance Run Foundation Trail Work Day at Eldorado and North Fork Canyons – Western States Trail - Saturday, June 6 at 8 am

More details about these events are available on our website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/tahoe/newsroom/releases/national-trails-day-events-tahoe-national-forest

National Trails Day was established by the American Hiking Society in 1993 and occurs annually on the first Saturday in June. It brings together federal land managers, partners, and volunteers to celebrate trails and accomplish trail stewardship projects to ensure they are safe, well-maintained, easy-to-follow and accessible.

06/02/2026

❗Public Safety Alert ❗

Wildfire risk reduction projects ongoing across Camptonville, Downieville and surrounding communities

Work to improve forest health and reduce the risk of wildfire in the North Yuba River watershed is ongoing as part of efforts by the North Yuba Forest Partnership. Project work may potentially impact access to popular recreation locations and Forest Service lands within the Tahoe National Forest area near Camptonville, Downieville and surrounding communities. For public safety, access may be restricted to Forest Service roads, trails and lands as contractors engage in active implementation this field season.

The public should expect an increase in log trucks on the highway and roads designated as haul routes (see map). In addition, the public is encouraged to avoid project areas due to mechanical vegetation management work, which includes the use of heavy equipment, movement of haul trucks, tree-falling operations, mastication and piling. Log trucks and equipment may be present seven days a week at any time.

View details: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/tahoe/newsroom/releases/wildfire-risk-reduction-projects-ongoing-across-camptonville