After Tahoe’s celebrated July 4th festivities, our beaches and surrounding areas can become covered with trash, endangering wildlife and the Lake’s clarity. Each year on July 5th, Tahoe residents and visitors turn out for the largest cleanup of the year to remove litter from Lake Tahoe’s shores. You can help Keep Tahoe Blue by volunteering at a beach cleanup sites around the Lake!
Sign up:
- Sign up for one of the meeting locations linked below. You will receive a confirmation from no-reply@galaxydigital.com.
- If you do not pre-register, you will need to complete a volunteer waiver onsite during check-in.
- Note for minors:
- Volunteers under 18 – will need to create a volunteer account and provide a guardian email to complete the waiver online.
- Volunteers under 13 – will need to provide a guardian email to create a volunteer account and complete the waiver online.
- If you are having trouble registering minors online, please register day of at the check-in tent onsite at your location of choice.
Locations: Choose a meeting location below. Click the site link to register for that location or walk-in. We will be cleaning the surrounding area.
Here is a map with descriptions of all the meeting and parking locations around the lake.
- Commons Beach – Meet at Commons Beach and clean the beach, through the town and into 64 Acres
- In partnership with Tahoe City Public Utility District
- Kings Beach – Meet at Kings Beach and clean the beach and surrounding town. Also clean North Tahoe Beach, Secline Beach and Moon Dunes
- In partnership with CA State Parks, Northstar Mountain Resort, and Eco-Clean Solutions
- Kiva Beach – Meet at Tallac Historic Site and clean the area to Kiva Beach and towards the highway and towards Camp Richardson. Pre-registration is closed for this location, please register onsite at the check-in tent.
- In partnership with the USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and Heavenly Mountain Resort
- Lakeview Commons – Meet at Lakeview Commons and clean the surrounding area and down to Regan Beach and Hidden Beach
- In partnership with the City of South Lake Tahoe and Kirkwood Mountain Resort
- Nevada Beach – Meet at Nevada Beach and clean the beach and campground. Also clean Elks Point Road
- In partnership with Vista Recreation
- Zephyr Cove – Meet at Zephyr Cove and clean through Zephyr Shoals
- In partnership with USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Aramark Destinations, and Stio Mountain Studio Tahoe,
Be sure to bring:
- Hat, sunglasses, comfortable clothing, and shoes
- Cleanup gloves and grabbers (if you have them)
- Sunscreen
- Full reusable water bottle or travel mug
- Any snacks you would like
We provide:
- Cleanup materials (gloves, bags, etc.)
- Refreshments
- Cool giveaways
Our cleanup efforts are made possible by a generous community of Tahoe lovers. We need your help to buy supplies, staff a dedicated team of experts, and do preventative work to stop litter at the source.
DONATE TODAY TO KEEP TAHOE BLUE
For questions or more information, email events@keeptahoeblue.org.