3.8 Recreation
3.8 RECREATION This chapter summarizes the regulatory and planning processes for recreation in the Tahoe Basin, describes existing recreation uses and facilities in the project vicinity, and presents an analysis of potential impacts of the proposed alternatives. It addresses impacts on recreation uses and facilities located in the study area and surrounding area of South Lake Tahoe. Consistency with TRPA goals and policies is presented in Section 3.2, Land Use,” Table 3.2-1. Cumulative recreation impacts are discussed in Section 3.16, “Cumulative Impacts.” The project effects on thresholds are described in Chapter 4, Section 4.6, “Consequences for Environmental Threshold Carrying Capacities.” 3.8.1 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY SETTING Federal No Federal plans, policies, ordinances, laws, regulations, or executive orders related to recreation are applicable to the project. State Lake Valley State Recreation Area General Plan State Parks manages more than 270 park units, which contain the “finest and most diverse collection of natural, cultural, and recreational resources to be found within California” (State Parks 2008). The mission of California State Parks is “…to preserve the state’s extraordinary biological diversity, protecting its most valued natural and cultural resources, and creating opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation” (State Parks 2001:11). The study area includes Lake Valley SRA and a portion of Washoe Meadows SP; the area was divided into two units to allow for different management goals, including recreation. The Lake Valley SRA General Plan (General Plan) was prepared by State Parks to satisfy requirements of Public Resources Code Section 5002.2 and provide guidelines for long-term management and development of Lake Valley SRA (State Parks 1988).
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