LTBMU brings in boulders to prevent illegal trailer parking (while the trail was closed)

In a previous post, I documented that trailer parking was getting out of hand at and near the Tahoma staging area. I had also informed the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) about the issue. While the Rubicon Trail was unnecessarily closed due to the Mosquito Fire, the LTBMU went to work.

Tuesday afternoon, right after the trail was reopened, I drove up to the Staging Area to check out that all signs of closure were actually gone. What I found was a lot of new granite:

The area on the north side was left open for overflow use. Sorry, no picture.

A few logs were thrown in to make it look natural.

Some of the rocks are a little on the small side but the users will get the idea.

They even worked the edges of the staging area itself.

We’ll see if it works.

If you trailer your rig to Tahoe, you might want to get there early as there are far fewer parking spots for trailers.

No users were informed that this work would be happening. No input was given other than the work needed to be done. No signage was added to support the rocks. So much for a partnership with the Forest Service.

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Rubicon Ronin