Tahoe Keys prevents public access to beach

A fence and gate prevent access to the beach at Tahoe Keys. Photo/LTN

After nearly 50 years of allowing the public to access the beach at Tahoe Keys, the homeowners’ board voted to stop that practice.

South Lake Tahoe officials issued a permit for the fence Oct. 30 and made the final inspection earlier this month.

An employee of the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association told Lake Tahoe News a lot of people who are not owners of this South Lake Tahoe neighborhood were using the beach so the decision was made to make it an exclusive area.

The fence is on TKPOA’s property. A card key is necessary to get to the beach – which is perfectly legal. The public does not have the right to cross private property to get to the beach or lake.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report