2026 Program Update: A simplified decontamination fee schedule can be found below.

Stickers and Fees

After your mandatory inspection and decontamination, you will receive a Tahoe inspection sticker (good for calendar year purchased) and a Tahoe, Fallen Leaf, or Echo wire seal which attaches your boat to your trailer.

Notes:

Only Visa and Mastercard are accepted at the inspection stations.
For vessels transported by a commercial hauler, complete the Call Before You Haul form prior to transport.
For services for vessels destined outside the Tahoe Basin, click here.

Inspection Fees

Tahoe In and Out Sticker Fees

$70 — Personal Watercraft (PWC) and Vessels up to 17′
$115 — Vessels 17’1″ and up

Tahoe In & Out stickers include unlimited inspections for Tahoe Basin lakes during the calendar year purchased. They are only available at inspection stations. For trailered, motorized vessels, including gas and electric motors. Additional decontamination fees apply.

Tahoe-Only Sticker Fees

$50 — All sealed vessels

Tahoe Only stickers are reserved for Tahoe, Fallen Leaf, or Echo inspection sealed boats from previous seasons that will only launch in those lakes. For trailered, motorized vessels, including gas and electric motors.

If your boat has its Tahoe region wire seal still intact from a previous season, AND you plan to boat in Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf, or Echo Lakes ONLY, you may purchase a Tahoe Only sticker from an inspection station, or directly from a Lake Tahoe launch facility of your choice.
Boats with Tahoe Only stickers that DO NOT have an intact Tahoe region wire seal will be required to visit one of the inspection stations for an inspection and will be required to upgrade their sticker to a Tahoe In & Out for the difference of the fee at that time; decontamination fees apply.

** A boat owner can upgrade from a Tahoe Only Sticker to a Tahoe In and Out sticker by paying the difference between the two stickers.

Single Inspection Fees

$65 — Personal Watercraft (PWC) and Vessels up to 17′
$95 — Vessels 17’1″ and up

Single Inspection passes are only available at inspection stations. The pass is eligible for 1 inspection and 7 consecutive days of wire sealing/unsealing at launch facilities on Lake Tahoe, Fallen leaf, or Echo Lakes. Additional decontamination fees apply.

Hand-Launched Electric

FREE

Electric stickers are required for hand-launched electric watercraft, including electric hydrofoils (eFoils), eSUPs, and trolling motors attached to otherwise non-motorized watercraft.

There is no sticker fee for hand-launched electric powered watercraft.
Hand-launched electric watercraft MUST be inspected at least once annually.
All motorized watercraft will be decontaminated. Hand-launched electric watercraft receive free decontamination.
Clean, Drain, and Dry your hand-launched electric watercraft between every launch.

Trailered Non-Motorized

FREE

Trailered non-motorized stickers are for trailered non-motorized watercraft, such as sailboats, that launch from marinas and ramps.

There is no sticker fee for trailered non-motorized watercraft.
Trailered non-motorized vessels require decontamination. Fees apply.
Arrive Clean, Drained, and Dry to save 50% on decontamination fees.

Hand-Launched Non-Motorized

FREE

Hand-launched non-motorized watercraft, such as kayaks and paddleboards, can be inspected and decontaminated for free at any watercraft inspection station. We encourage all paddlers, anglers, kayakers, and boaters to become a Tahoe Keeper and earn a free Tahoe Keepers decal.

Decontamination Fees

All trailered watercraft will be decontaminated following every inspection.

Save 50% on decontamination fees by arriving Clean, Drained, and Dry!

Simple Watercraft Fee: $60

1 to 2 water intake systems

Complex Watercraft Fee: $100

3+ water intake systems or ballasts

Attached Mussel Fee: $350

Decontaminations for vessels with mussels attached. Discount does not apply.

Need a decontamination for other lakes?

Vessels destined for waterbodies outside of the Tahoe Basin will be charged for inspection ($65 for vessels up to 17’ or $95 for vessels 17’ and up) plus applicable decontamination fees. These vessels will receive a gray TAHOE DECON seal.

Please note that watercraft destined to boat in the Tahoe Basin will be prioritized and our decontamination services may not be available for vessels destined for other waterbodies.

Please confirm your destination accepts TAHOE DECON seals prior to arriving. Waterbody contacts can be found at dbw.parks.ca.gov/inspections.

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