Dogs are welcome on the basin's trails and in the backcountry, including the Desolation Wilderness. Keep your dog on a 6-foot leash in campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads, and under control elsewhere.
Pets are restricted at the Pope, Baldwin, and Nevada Beach areas and in other designated swim beaches. Kiva Beach is the notable exception where dogs are allowed.
A 6-foot leash is required in developed recreation areas like campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads. On the general forest and most trails there is no leash law, but your dog must be under control at all times.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.
Dogs are welcome around Lake Tahoe, but the beaches split by rule: Kiva Beach allows dogs, while the Pope, Baldwin, and Nevada Beach areas restrict pets. Check the signage before you head to the sand. Dogs are welcome on the basin's trails and in the backcountry, including the Desolation Wilderness. Keep your dog on a 6-foot leash in campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads, and under control elsewhere.
A 6-foot leash is required in developed recreation areas like campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads. On the general forest and most trails there is no leash law, but your dog must be under control at all times.
Pets are restricted at the Pope, Baldwin, and Nevada Beach areas and in other designated swim beaches. Kiva Beach is the notable exception where dogs are allowed.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.