One day California will have its 209th state park. Until then, the California Tahoe Conservancy will have its name on Van Sickle Bi-State Park.

“We want to transfer it to state parks,” CTC Executive Director Patrick Wright told his board Dec. 12.

The CTC runs the country’s only bi-state park. When the 725-acre park opened in 2011 California was in no position to financially to be part of the deal. The Conservancy stepped in and made sure the park that borders South Lake Tahoe and Stateline would be a reality.

Wright said both state parks agencies are talking. The likely outcome is California will take ownership from the CTC and Nevada Division of State Parks will manage it for both sides. But the Silver State is not in a position to make that happen now.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report