Camp Richardson construction leads to cancellation of 2016 Renaissance Faire

Construction at the Camp Richardson campsites will not be completed by June, 2016 which has led to the cancellation of the annual Renaissance Faire next summer.

The U.S. Forest Service began work on the project in July, 2015 and anticipated completion by June, but that isn't going to happen. According to Renaissance Fair organizers, USFS offered their Badger's Den campground instead of the normal Eagle's Nest, but that space didn't offer the quality of experience they said fair goers have become accustomed to in the 23 years the event has been held in South Lake Tahoe.

Badger's Den is located on the opposite side of Highway 89 from Eagle's Nest, where the fair normally takes place.

"Badger's Den has a number of limitations and is not conducive to development of an event of the quality we are used to bringing to Tahoe," Renaissance Productions announced on their Facebook Page. "Issues under consideration include lack of: parking for both attendees and participants, lack of storage of vehicles, especially for food booths, RVs, trailers and camping, limited availability of water and electricity, and no joust."

"We are returning to Tahoe in 2017, bigger, and better than ever," Renaissance Productions said.

No comment was available from either Camp Richardson management or the U.S. Forest Service.