Parks

Summer 2019 Parks Projects

Below is an overview of projects and improvements to be completed by the North Tahoe Public Utility District in Parks.  

 

June 27, 2019 Update

The Multi-Use Trailhead Improvements project is complete and looks AWESOME!  Please go take a look and let us know what you think!  

The Tahoe Unleashed Dog Park and the Tennis Courts are now OPEN for the season! 

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North Tahoe Regional Park Trail and Signage Update Project and Adult Exercise Equipment

This project will replace 10 directional signs, 10 interpretive signs and 15 par course stations.  

At the February 12, 2019 Board of Directors meeting, purchase of the adult exercise equipment was approved.  Click here to see what was ordered!

Funding & Timeline

$135,000 - Placer County Transient Occupancy Tax Funds / Tourism Master Plan Priorities

Equipment has been received and will be installed by District Parks Crews as their schedule allows.  

 

North Tahoe Regional Park Ballfield 1, 3 and Mike Davis Jr. Field Irrigation Improvements

This project will improve the irrigation at the North Tahoe Regional Park ballfields including weather-based smart irrigation controllers in order to improve irrigation, reduce District costs and help the District meet our 20% by 2020 water conservation mandate.

Funding & Timeline

$15,000 from Proposition 84 Grant Funding for Water Conservation 

 

North Tahoe Regional Park and District Facilities Forest Fuels Management Program

At the March 12, 2019 Board of Directors meeting a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the District and North Tahoe Fire Protection District was approved.  This Board has also authorized a $50,000 match to be applied to the $450,000 of Forest Fuels Reduction from the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act - Round 15.  

On June 19, 2019 North Tahoe Fire Protection District and North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District crews began work on the District's water tank project off of Highwy 267, Canterbury and Stewart.  This project also includes Forest Fuels Reduction work in the North Tahoe Regional Park that will be take place in 2020.  

 

Completed Parks Projects:

North Tahoe Regional Park Multi-Use Trailhead Improvements

This project includes the restoration of the upper parking lot into the development and construction of a multi-use regional trailhead that will receive the North Tahoe Trail being developed and constructed by Placer County. This project will also develop and construct paved ADA, multi-use access paths to Tahoe TreeTop Adventure Park, tennis courts, and the Tahoe Unleashed dog park.  Approximately 62 parking spaces in the upper parking lot will be striped including 3 handicap spaces; installation of site amenities include bike repair stations, bike locker, and racks, and a bike wash station; and installation of permanent BMPs for parking lot drainage.  These projects are funded by grants and funding from Placer County and a partnership with the Truckee Tahoe Airport District.
 
This project will also construct the gazebo by the tennis courts that was destroyed during Winter 2017. 
This project also includes relocation of the basketball hoop. 
 

 

New Restrooms in the North Tahoe Regional Park

Thanks to a grant from Placer County, two new restroom buildings were installed in the North Tahoe Regional Park in late 2016 and early 2017. 

"Tahoe Unleashed" Dog Park 

The Dog Park itself was completed in 2016 thanks to the hard work of Dog Day in the Park, a non-profit that spearheaded the fundraising.  The groundbreaking for the project took place on September 7, 2014, and the project was completed in phases over the next two years as fundraising goals were completed. 

The final pieces of the project will be completed in Summer 2019 with the construction of the ADA pathway and installation of the dog water fountain.  Thanks to nonprofit organization Dog Day in the Park for spearheading the fundraising efforts to bring this fun asset for our community.