Skip to ContentPlaces around Reno and Tahoe that are closed, under construction, closed for the season or renamed, each read on the operator’s or agency’s own page and dated. It starts with the Hobart Reservoir dam project in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park and the Donner Lake boat launch, whose page contradicts itself. Ski-area name history lives on Closed and Renamed Ski Areas.
Checked November 3, 2026. Dates, prices and hours change; the official page wins.
- 2under construction or in question
- 6closed for the season or scheduled to close
- 1renamed
- 9official pages read
Closed or Under Construction
| Place | Status | What the source says | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart Reservoir and the Lakeview, Franktown Creek and Pipeline Roads, Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park Spooner Lake |
Closed for dam construction | Nevada State Parks (page dated May 22, 2026) says the three roads are closed to the public 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, Hobart Reservoir stays closed for fishing and recreation for the 2026 summer season, and the dam project is scheduled to finish in July 2027. The Tahoe Rim Trail Association (updated November 2, 2026) says several park trails, including North Canyon Road and the Marlette Lake Trail, are closed during weekday construction hours in the 2026 season. | Nevada State Parks: Hobart Closure and Construction Project Tahoe Rim Trail Association: current trail conditions Checked November 3, 2026. |
| Donner Lake Public Boat Launch, Truckee Donner Lake |
Page says CLOSED; text says open off-season | The Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District page is titled “(CLOSED)” but its text says the ramp is unstaffed from October to April and “not closed to the public,” with self-registration for launching and a warning that lake levels may be extremely low. The page gives no reopening date. Treat the status as not confirmed and call the district before you tow a boat. | Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District: Donner Lake Public Boat Launch Checked November 3, 2026. |
Closed for The Season
These close on a regular schedule and return when the operator says so. Where a page gave no reopening date, we say that instead of guessing.
| Place | Status | What the source says | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Harbor Boat Ramp, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Sand Harbor |
Closed for the season | The park page lists the boat ramp as “CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.” The page says ramp hours can change without warning. | Nevada State Parks: Sand Harbor Checked November 3, 2026. |
| Eagle Point Campground and the Boat-In Campground, Emerald Bay State Park Emerald Bay and Vikingsholm |
Closed for the 2026 season | California State Parks (page updated August 24, 2026) says both campgrounds have closed for the 2026 season, and that Vikingsholm tours ended September 30, 2026. The Rubicon Trail is listed as open. | California State Parks: Emerald Bay State Park Checked November 3, 2026. |
| D. L. Bliss State Park | Closed to vehicles for the off-season | California State Parks says the off-season began October 1 and the park is closed to vehicles; on foot, visitors can walk in from the Visitor Center lot on Highway 89 (about a mile), and the page lists the Visitor Center as closed. A November 17, 2025 news release was titled “Set to Reopen in May 2026.” | California State Parks: D. L. Bliss State Park Checked November 3, 2026. |
| Donner Lake Watersports, Donner Memorial State Park Donner Memorial State Park |
Closed for the 2026 season | California State Parks says the concession’s typical season runs Memorial Day weekend through September, that it is closed for the 2026 season, and to check back in May 2027. | California State Parks: Donner Memorial State Park Checked November 3, 2026. |
| Homewood Mountain Resort Homewood |
Closed for the 2025-26 winter season | The resort’s home page reads “Closed for the 2025-2026 Winter Season” and lists 2026-2027 season passes. It gives no opening date for 2026-27 that we read. | Homewood Mountain Resort home page Checked November 3, 2026. |
| Watson Lake dispersed camping area, near Tahoe City | Scheduled to close November 15 | The Tahoe Rim Trail Association (updated November 2, 2026) says the dispersed camping area at Watson Lake is scheduled to close November 15, with no campground water or trash after that date. | Tahoe Rim Trail Association: current trail conditions Checked November 3, 2026. |
Renamed
| Place | Status | What the source says | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Ski Ranch, now Sierra-at-Tahoe Sierra-at-Tahoe |
Renamed | The resort’s own home page says “Since 1946, from Sierra Ski Ranch to Sierra-at-Tahoe” and notes its 80th anniversary season in 2026-27. The date of the rename is not on that page. | Sierra-at-Tahoe home page Checked November 3, 2026. |
Moved
No move has been confirmed on an official page yet, so this list is empty rather than guessed. Tell us through the corrections page if you know of one.
What We Could Not Confirm
These items were not read on an official page when we checked, so we do not state them as fact. Who can confirm each one is named.
- Whether the Donner Lake Public Boat Launch is open or closed: its page says both. The district office, 530-582-7720, can confirm. On November 2 we also read the page as “closed for construction”; that wording is not on the page today.
- The Tahoe Rim Trail closure from Barker Pass to Twin Peaks because of the Talbot Fire, which our hiking guide noted on November 2: it was not listed on the association’s page when we read it on November 3. Check the association before you hike there.
- Reopening dates for Homewood, D. L. Bliss State Park and Donner Lake Watersports beyond what each page says. Each operator can confirm.
- The year Sierra Ski Ranch became Sierra-at-Tahoe, and every other ski-area name change: those are on the ski areas page and mostly rest on Wikipedia, which is secondary.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How often is this page checked?
Each row carries the date we read its source. Seasonal rows change as operators reopen, so a row can be out of date before we recheck it; the official page wins.
Does a seasonal closure mean the place is gone?
No. A row marked closed for the season is expected to reopen; the page quotes what the operator says and we do not add dates they did not post.
Sources
- Nevada State Parks: Hobart Closure and Construction Project
- Tahoe Rim Trail Association: current trail conditions
- Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District: Donner Lake Public Boat Launch
- Nevada State Parks: Sand Harbor
- California State Parks: Emerald Bay State Park
- California State Parks: D. L. Bliss State Park
- California State Parks: Donner Memorial State Park
- Homewood Mountain Resort home page
- Sierra-at-Tahoe home page
Cite this page: It’s Reno editorial team, “Closed, Renamed and Moved Places Around Reno and Tahoe,” itsreno.com, checked November 3, 2026.