USFS expands its land holdings in Tahoe
U.S. Forest Service buys land on Tahoe Mountain. Photo/Provided
The U.S. Forest Service, the largest land owner in the Lake Tahoe Basin, has added two 3.13 acre lots on Tahoe Mountain to its ledger.
Both are adjacent to existing USFS parcels on the South Shore. They are between Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe, near the top of Tahoe Mountain, north of the Angora Heights subdivision.
One purchased for $135,000 offers views of Lake Tahoe. The second, purchased for $100,000, is adjacent to the new hiking and mountain biking trail that begins on Deveron Way. The money came from the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.
“These two purchases, along with two 2012 purchases in this area, will help restore and maintain a healthy watershed for Lake Tahoe, prevent conversion of forest to residential estate homes, and secure public access and open space, providing additional recreation opportunities in the Lake Tahoe Basin,” the USFS said in a press release.
Who was the seller ?
Steven, I’m not sure who owned the lot on top of the mountain, but it should be easy enough to find out. What I do know is that, as beautiful as the lot is, it was landlocked. There was no way to access it. We used to walk/ride bikes up there all the time, using a forest service road that cut through a property at the base of the hill. Then a lady bought it who went nuts every time anybody used that road, made a huge stink, and the forest service closed the road to public access. Now you can get up there via forest service trails from the other side of the hill. But the top of the mountain was subdivided way back, without ever planning for road access. Somebody goofed, but I think it happened back in the ’60s.
Glad its back in the publics hands.