Lake Tahoe Community Information

Lake Tahoe is a beautiful place to vacation, visit for a few days and of course, live. There are a lot of incredible people and organizations that work hard to keep Lake Tahoe and its many communities such a desirable, pristine and safe place to visit and live. This section serves as a guide to the many social, environmental and governmental organizations that serve the Lake Tahoe region.

EMERGENCY CALLS (Police, Fire & Medical) - DIAL 911 Police California Highway Patrol - (530) 577-1001 Nevada Department of Public Safety - (775) 684-4808 El Dorado County Sheriff - (530) 573-3000 Washoe County Sheriff/Incline Village – (775) 832-4110 South Lake Tahoe Police - (530) 542-6100 Government & Planning Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (T.R.P.A) - http://www.trpa.org/ Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (U.S.F.S) - http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/ltbmu/ Chambers of Commerce & Visitors Authority Lake Tahoe Chambers of Commerce Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority Public Transportation & Mass Transit BlueGO (Publis Transit - South Lake Tahoe) TART (Tahoe Area Regional Transit – North Lake Tahoe) Airports & Transportation Reno-Tahoe International Airport – www.renoairport.com South Lake Tahoe Airport – www.laketahoeairport.com Truckee Tahoe Airport – www.truckeetahoeairport.com Amtrak (Depot located in historic downtown Truckee opposite Commercial Row) – www.amtrak.com Greyhound (Depot located in historic downtown Truckee opposite Commercial Row) – www.greyhound.com Gary Air – Air taxi to Lake Tahoe from local airports (408) 729-IFLY Public Libraries South Lake Tahoe Library – (530) 573-3185 Lake Tahoe Branch Library (Stateline, NV) – (775) 588-6411

Educational Organizations Excellence in Education Foundation Sierra College Truckee Environmental Organizations Tahoe-Baikal Institute – www.tahoebaikal.org The Sierra Front Recreation Coalition Social & Non Profit Organizations Lake Tahoe Humane Society Discovery Blind Sports Sierra Recovery Center of Lake Tahoe - http://www.sierrarecoverycenter.org/index.html South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center - www.sltwc.org Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe, CA - http://www.solaketahoerotary.org/ Rotary Club of Truckee - http://www.truckeerotary.com/ Make-A-Wish of Northern Nevada - http://nevadawish.org/home.html The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Sacramento & Northeastern California - http://www.makeawish-sacto.org/ Kids Zone Museum (Truckee) - http://www.kidzonemuseum.org/ The Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe Charitable Organizations Make-A-Wish Foundation Arts Tahoe Art League - www.tahoeartleague.org Tahoe Arts Project - http://www.tahoeartsproject.org/ Historical North Lake Tahoe Historical Society Thunderbird Lodge Hospitals and Medical Centers Barton Memorial Hospital & Barton HealthCare System