Boat inspection stations opening at Lake Tahoe

Roadside stations for inspections and decontamination of motorized boats and watercraft are opening in Lake Tahoe.

Locations, hours of operation and opening dates are:

Now open —

8:30am-5:30pm, seven days a week

Meyers: at the junction of highways 50 and 89

Spooner Summit: at the junction of highways 50 and 28

Alpine Meadows: Highway 89, off Alpine Meadows Road north of Tahoe City

Opening May 22 —

8:30am-5:30pm, Thursday-Sunday

Northstar: Highway 267, at Northstar Drive south of Truckee

All motorized boats and watercraft require inspection for aquatic invasive species prior to launching into Lake Tahoe. Invasive species, such as Quagga mussels, New Zealand mudsnails or hydrilla, are known to multiply quickly and colonize underwater surfaces, including docks and piers, water supply and filtration systems, buoys, moored boats and even the beautiful rocky shoreline.

For more info, call 888.824.6267.