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Quality of Recreation Experience & Access to Recreational Opportunities

The recreation element of the Regional Plan provides for the development, utilization, and management of the recreational resources of the Region. The recreation element contains goals and policies that are intended “to achieve the intent of the thresholds over the life of the Plan by ensuring that recreational opportunities keep pace with public demand, that recreational facilities remain high on the development priority list, and that the quality of the outdoor recreational experience will be maintained.” Human and environmental drivers of the quality of recreation experiences include the variety of recreational activities available, the condition of the natural environment and developed recreation facilities, the density of visitors using recreation sites, and the ease of accessing recreation sites. The Environmental Improvement Program includes an action priority to improve public recreation facilities by replacing and updating outdated recreation infrastructure and developing new facilities or day-use opportunities.

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Status

The average percent of recreation users that rated how enjoyable their time outdoors at Lake Tahoe was.

Evaluation Map

Recreation facilities and trails around Lake Tahoe.

2019 Evaluation

Status
Implemented
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Applicable Standard

R1) It shall be the policy of the TRPA Governing Body in development of the Regional Plan to preserve and enhance the high quality recreational experience including preservation of high-quality undeveloped shorezone and other natural areas. In developing the Regional Plan, the staff and Governing Body shall consider provisions for additional access, where lawful and feasible, to the shorezone and high quality undeveloped areas for low density recreational uses.

Key Points

  • Over 92 percent of responses to Sustainable Recreation Working Group surveys in 2018 and 2019 indicated that experiences spent outdoors at Lake Tahoe were rated "extremely enjoyable" or "very enjoyable."
  • Public agency land acquisition programs and the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program (EIP) have contributed to improved access and visitor and resident satisfaction with the quality and spectrum of recreation opportunities.
  • The percentage of the total land area held in public ownership and managed for public access has continued to increase in the Region, and currently, approximately 90 percent of the Region is public land. The amount of public land available for low-density recreational use, and the number of amenities that provide access to that land, have also increased.

Delivering and Measuring Success

EIP Indicators

Example EIP Projects