Online map to help locate USFS designated recreation sites around Lake Tahoe and the state

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Need help finding out which Forest service campsites and recreation sites are open or closed? While all of their sites in the Lake Tahoe Basin are open, that is not the case in other areas in the Sierra and the rest of California as we start to come out of seasonal and COVID-19 closures.

The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has launched a Geographic Information System (GIS) map that provides the public with updated information on the status of campgrounds, day-use sites, picnic areas, and other designated recreation sites on national forests throughout California and the Lake Tahoe Basin.

All pictured in green on the map are open and those in pink are not at this time.

View the GIS map at https://www.fs.fed.us/r5/webmaps/RecreationSiteStatus/.

USFS continues to recommend that you not travel long distances to recreate and check with your local National Forest before visiting. If you or anyone in your household is feeling sick, please remain at home and plan your trip for another time. All visitors should practice self-sufficiency during your visits to national forests. Recreating responsibly will help ensure that expanded access to recreational facilities, services, and opportunities continues.

Responsible recreation practices should be maintained at all times, including:

* Maintaining at least six feet distancing from others

* Do not gather in groups and please follow the latest guidance from officials

* Communicate with others as you pass. Alert trail users of your presence and step aside to let others pass

* Pack out your trash and leave with everything you bring in and use

* All services may not be available, so please plan accordingly.

For additional questions on parking, campsites amenities, and other concerns, please contact your local National Forest.

The Forest Service manages 18 National Forests in the Pacific Southwest Region, which encompasses over 20 million acres across California, and assists State and Private forest landowners in California, Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. National forests supply 50 percent of the water in California and form the watershed of most major aqueducts and more than 2,400 reservoirs throughout the state. For more information, visit www.fs.usda.gov/R5.