New campfire restrictions, smoking bans, and restrictions on off-road vehicle use are now in place across the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Multiple headliners are set to take to the stage for "Night in the Country," a country and western music festival put on by the Boys & Girls Club of Mason Valley in Yerington.
The Fourth of July is coming up, and plenty of people are heading to Lake Tahoe for the holiday weekend.
Kalamazoo Campground is closed for renovations and will remain closed through the camping season.
Some campgrounds are expecting to be full this weekend, including Washoe Lake State Park.
While some bears are starting to hibernate for the colder months, others are still out, even showing up in area backyards.
The annual process of closing National Forest recreation facilities around Lake Tahoe is underway.
Lots of people are planning to go out camping to celebrate the long holiday weekend. But if you didn't make a reservation ahead of time, you might have a hard time finding a campground.
The area also has a sign advisory that warns against having open fires if it's windy.
The decision was made to close down back-country camping in the Twin, Rainbow, Swan and Snag Lake areas after multiple visitors reported that bears had come to their campsites and searched their backpacks for food.