Partnership in Action at Lake Tahoe
October 28, 2025 | Member Submitted
Traveling around Lake Tahoe means crossing invisible borders—one moment you’re in California, the next in Nevada. For residents and visitors accessing Lake Tahoe’s world-renowned outdoor recreation areas, the transition feels seamless, but behind the scenes, careful coordination is taking place.
The Tahoe Basin is managed by a network of overlapping jurisdictions, all of which play vital roles in caring for public lands, protecting the lake’s environment, and supporting the communities that surround it. To bring these voices together, the states of California and Nevada established the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) in 1969 through a bi-state compact, providing a framework for collaboration across the basin.
Through the Regional Plan and the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program (EIP), TRPA works with partners at every level to advance projects that protect Tahoe’s natural resources while supporting outdoor recreation and community well-being.
One of the clearest examples of this partnership in action is Van Sickle Bi-State Park on Tahoe’s South Shore.