The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin closing recreational facilities and forest roads around the Lake Tahoe Basin for the winter season. 

Tahoe Valley and Zephyr Cove Resort campgrounds remain open year-round, along with Camp Richardson and Zephyr Cove resorts and beaches. 

Forest roads generally begin closing in mid-November for soil protection and public safety. For specific closing dates for forest roads, go online.

Campgrounds on National Forest lands in the Tahoe basin managed by Tahoe Recreation, a division of California Land Management, will close Oct. 15.  Campgrounds closing include Bayview, Fallen Leaf, Kaspian, Meeks Bay, Nevada Beach and William Kent. Day-use areas and beaches closing include Baldwin, Kaspian, Meeks Bay, Nevada Beach, Pope and William Kent.

Some sites remain open after Oct. 15.  For a complete list of sites and closure dates, go online.