Backcountry areas closed by USFS due to Caldor Fire and line repair efforts

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Backcountry areas within the Caldor Fire boundary and surrounding terrain are currently closed and a new closure notice became effective September 18 and is in place to the end of 2021.

The US Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) has work to do on stabilization of land around dozer lines, are dealing with dangerous hot spots in the fire area, and want to allow firefighters access to the complete area.

During the Saturday evening community meeting, LTBMU Acting Forest Supervisor Gwen Sanchez said there is still active fire in Desolation Wilderness they are working to contain and once that is done the footprint of the closure could be reduced.

In the Meiss Meadows area, there is closure because there is a lot of fire line in there and she wants to allow space for firefighters to get in, repair the line, and remove dozers and other heavy equipment.

"We don't want to compete with the recreationists," said Sanches. "There is a lot of damage in the area. Allow the firefighters some space."

In and around Meyers and South Lake Tahoe, the area is closed because of the dozer and contingency lines and crews need to get in and repair those lines and mitigate hazards.

Eldorado National Forest remains in a full closure.

LTBMU issued Forest Order 19-21-06 to prohibit people from going into or being upon the restricted Caldor Fire Emergency Closure area which is reflected in the maps or in detail below.

The exact location is defined by the LTBMU as beginning at the intersection of FS trail 19E00 (Tahoe Rim Trail) and the LTBMU boundary (LTBMU boundary) near Monument Peak, then continues south along the LTBMU boundary to its intersection with SR89 at the Alpine County Line. It is then generally west and then north along HWY 89 to the intersection of SR89 and South Upper Truckee Road, then generally west and then north along South Upper Truckee Road to FS Road 1110, then generally south along F1110 to the intersection of Hawley Grade Trail (18E10), and then north along 18E10 to the intersection of US Highway 50. The boundary then moves south along US50 to the intersection of US 50 and the LTBMU boundary, then north along the LTBMU boundary to the intersection with the boundary of the Desolation Wilderness, then generally north along the Desolation Wilderness boundary to the intersection of Tamarack Lake Trail (17E10), then north along 17E10 to the intersection of Glen Alpine Trailhead road (1216), then east along 1216 to where the road crosses Glen Alpine Creek, then generally north along Glen Alpine Creek to the shoreline of Fallen Leaf Lake, then east and then north along the shoreline of Fallen Leaf Lake to the intersection of trail 17E74C and the Fallen Leaf Lake beach, then north along 17E74C to the intersection of trail 17E74, then generally north along 17E74 to the intersection of FS road 1301 at Fallen Leaf Campground. It moves east along FS road 1301 to
Fallen Leaf Lake Road, then south along Fallen Leaf Lake Road to the intersection with FS road 13N81, then east along FS road 13N81 to the intersection of NFS trail 17E78G, then north along 17E78G to the intersection with NFS trail 17E78D, then north along trail 17E78D to the intersection with the southern boundary of Camp Richardson Resort, then
east and then north along the Camp Richardson Resort permit boundary to the intersection with SR89. The boundary generally then moves east along SR89 to the intersection of the LTBMU boundary, then south and then east along the LTBMU boundary to Viking Road and Lake Tahoe Boulevard, then generally south along Lake Tahoe Boulevard to the intersection with Boulder Mountain Drive, then north along Boulder Mountain Drive to the intersection with the LTBMU boundary, then generally west and then south along the LTBMU boundary,
then along the LTBMU boundary to the intersection of FS road 12N20A, then east along the 12N20A road until the intersection with Wintoon Drive. Then along Wintoon Drive generally east to the intersection with North Upper Truckee Road, then south along North Upper Truckee Road to the intersection with US 50. The boundary then moves northeast along US 50 to the intersection with Pioneer Trail, then east along Pioneer Trail to the intersection of Needle Peak Road, then east along Needle Peak Road to the intersection with Ski Run Boulevard, then south on Ski Run Boulevard to the intersection with the LTBMU boundary, then south and then east along the LTBMU boundary to the intersection with FS road 12N40A (Roundabout Road), then along FS road 12N40A to the intersection with FS road 12N40, then generally east along FS Road 12N40 to the intersection with FS road 12N42C, then east along 12N42D to the intersection with road 12N40, then east along the 12N40 road to the intersection with FS road 13N52, then along FS road 13N52 to the LTBMU boundary, then along the LTBMU boundary then continues southeast back to the starting point.

All is shown in the map above or detailed in a map that can be expanded HERE.