New boardwalk at Taylor Creek unveiled

The popular Rainbow Trail at the U.S. Forest Service Visitor's Center in South Lake Tahoe now has a brand new boardwalk at Taylor Creek.

As Kokanee salmon head upstream on the creek, many people walking the trail to watch this annual display of nature would often wander to the creek, many to get a selfie with bears in the area, and some even disrupting the salmon run.

Now, through donations from Tahoe Blue Vodka, the Tahoe Fund and Tahoe Heritage Foundation, and work by Generation Green Lake Tahoe and the U.S. Forest Service, the new boardwalk was built in advance of the tens of thousands of visitors who visit the area each Fall.

The boardwalk gives visitors a great vantage point to watch the ducks, Kokanee, birds, blue heron and yes, sometimes even bears, as they walk the Rainbow Trail. It will also give people a dry place to walk when raining.

A great time to visit the area is during the Fall Fish Festival on Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8, 2017.