SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – For public safety, the parking area for Rabe Meadows and the Lam Watah Historic Trail is temporarily closed while contractors grade and pave Kahle Drive as part of the Kahle Complete Street Project. The closure is expected to last through Friday, Oct. 23.

During the closure, parking will be available in the Douglas County parking garage on the east side of U.S. Highway 50. 

Kahle Drive provides access to key connections for the Stateline-to-Stateline Bike Trail and throughout Rabe Meadows and the Douglas County community. The Kahle Complete Street Project began construction in May 2025 and is expected to be completed by the end of October 2026.

This Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Project aims to enhance sustainable recreation and transportation by improving public safety, pedestrian and cyclist access, reducing urban runoff into Lake Tahoe, and mitigating wildfire risks and improving the landscape views by burying electrical and communication lines.

Funding for this project was made possible through the Bureau of Land Management’s Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act in coordination with the U.S. Forest Service.

This project is a collaborative effort by Barton Health, Douglas County, Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, Nevada Division of State Lands, NV Energy, Oliver Park General Improvement District, the Tahoe Fund, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.