After Tahoe’s celebrated July 4th festivities, our beaches and surrounding areas can get a little too much love. Each year on July 5th, Tahoe residents and visitors turn out for the largest cleanup of the year to refresh and revitalize Lake Tahoe’s shores. You can help Keep Tahoe Blue by volunteering at a beach cleanup site 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.

Here is a map with descriptions of all the meeting and parking locations around the lake. Please consider carpooling to arrive to your location. 

• 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 and Tahoe City Downtown Association
  • Parking Info: FREE parking lot at Commons Beach. Overflow parking available at Tahoe City Transit Center
• Skylandia Park – Meet at Skylandia Park and clean the trails and beach.
  • In partnership with the Sierra Nevada Alliance.
  • Parking Info: FREE parking lot on the corner of Aspen and Lake Forest Rd. Overflow parking on the street. Please get a parking pass from KTB staff.
• Kings Beach – Meet at Kings Beach and clean the beach, surrounding town, North Tahoe Beach, Secline Beach, and Moon Dunes.
  • In partnership with CA State Parks and Northstar Mountain Resort. 
  • Parking Info: Free parking at Kings Beach until 12 pm. Please get a parking pass from KTB staff. Must be out of the parking lot by 12 pm!
  • Shuttle Info: There is a FREE shuttle from Northstar Mountain Resort every half hour starting at 7:30 am to Kings Beach.
• Incline Village – CLEANUP NOW FULL – NO WALK-INS. Meet at Aspen Grove Community Center and clean beach areas, Lakeshore Blvd., and all areas affected.
  • In partnership with Incline Village General Improvement District 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.
  • In partnership with the USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Great Basin Institute, Heavenly Mountain Resort, and Camp Richardson Resort.
  • Parking Info: FREE parking in lot, limited space available.
• 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
  • Parking Info: FREE parking lot has limited spaces at Lakeview Commons. Also FREE parking lot at Regan Beach.
• Nevada Beach – Meet at Nevada Beach and clean the beach, campground, and Elks Point Road.
  • In partnership with Vista Recreation, Stio Mountain Studio Tahoe, and Bally’s Lake Tahoe
  • Parking Info: There is no free parking spaces in the Nevada Beach parking lot. There will be free spaces off of Dorla Ct that can fit 30 cars with KTB staff directing for First come, first serve. If there is no staff directing traffic, overflow parking is located at Safeway.
• Zephyr Cove – Meet at Zephyr Cove and clean through Zephyr Shoals.
  • In partnership with USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and Aramark Destinations 
  • Parking Info: Free parking at Zephyr Cove until 12 pm. Must be out of the parking lot by 12 pm!

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