Resort Triangle in North Lake Tahoe gets funding for new trails

Submitted by paula on Sat, 09/09/2017 - 12:21am

The Placer County Board of Supervisors have approved two chunks of money to go to their plans to transform North Lake Tahoe into a thriving, local community and, at the same time, provide visitors with a great experience.

Now halfway complete, the "Resort Triangle" will consist of a continuous 62-mile trail that runs from the Town of Truckee to Northstar, then to Kings Beach, to Tahoe City and back to Truckee.

The first of two approved agreements brought before the board on September 6, 2017 authorizes a contract award with Lumos & Associates of Carson City, Nevada to perform engineering and environmental consulting services for the Truckee River Recreational Access Plan in the amount of $249,915.

The plan proposes a multi-use paved trail segment north of Squaw Valley Road all the way to Truckee. It would connect with the existing trail, which runs south of Squaw Valley Road to Tahoe City, connecting all of the Truckee River corridor between Truckee and Tahoe City and enhancing public access throughout the corridor. The corridor represents an outstanding recreational resource that is a popular destination for paddlers, hikers, anglers, bicyclists, cross-country skiers and campers.

The plan would also identify the restoration and access improvement areas to restore watersheds and wetlands, identify staging areas and trailheads, support connectivity of three campgrounds and protect the property rights of private landowners.

The Truckee River Recreational Access Plan is expected to be finalized in the summer of 2018.

Additionally, the board approved a $618,661 construction and design agreement with the Northstar Community Services District to build segments of the Martis Valley Trail, a 10-foot-wide paved multi-use recreation trail approximately nine miles long connecting the Northstar Village to Truckee.

Both projects are consistent with the Tourism Master Plan approved by the board in October 2015, and are funded by transient occupancy tax (TOT) funds generated in North Lake Tahoe.