Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Location in the United States
Location	El Dorado and Placer counties in California, and Douglas County, Nevada U.S.
Nearest city	Lake Tahoe, California
Coordinates	39°N 120°W / 39°N 120°W / 39; -120
Area	154,851 acres (626.66 km2)
Established	1973
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
Website	Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is a United States National Forest that manages and protects public land surrounding Lake Tahoe and the Lake Tahoe Basin. Straddling the state borders of California and Nevada in the Sierra Nevada, the LTBMU encompasses 154,851 acres (626 km²) of National Forest system lands, ranging in altitude above sea level from 6,225 feet (1,897 m) at lake level to 10,881 feet (3,317 m) at Freel Peak. The U.S. Forest Service established the LTBMU in 1973. The name of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit reflects a unique sort of National Forest.