Locations and Hours
Boating season is just around the corner! Please follow @TahoeBoating for updates throughout the season.
- Winter Operations: Meyers Inspection Station will be open by appointment only select Wednesdays through April 15, weather permitting.
- Spring: Meyers Inspection Station will be open for walk-ins Friday through Monday, April 17-20 and April 24-27, 2026, weather permitting.
- Summer: Meyers, Spooner Summit, and Alpine Meadows Inspection Stations are set to open Friday, May 1, 2026 for the summer boating season. The appointment system is live for the 2026 boating season. The first slot available is May 8, 2026.
2175 Keetak St, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Appointments available select Wednesdays through April 15, weather permitting
Spring operations:
Meyers will be open for walk-ins April 17-20 and April 24-27, 2026, weather permitting
Summer operations:
May 1 – Sept 30: Open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
255 Alpine Meadows Rd, Alpine Meadows, CA 96146
May 3 – Sept. 30: Open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
NV-28 &, US-50, Carson City, NV 89703
May 1 – Sept. 30: Open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Do I need an inspection?
In all other cases:
- If you are heading to Fallen Leaf Lake or Echo Lakes, and you don’t have an intact (yellow or green) seal from the respective lake, you must get a decontamination before you can launch.
- All motorized vessels, including electric, require an inspection and decontamination. New boats and engines are tested in water prior to leaving the factory and are still required to be inspected and decontaminated.
- Trailered non-motorized vessels are required to be inspected and decontaminated.
- There are no inspection or decontamination fees for hand-launched electric watercraft or hand-launched non-motorized watercraft.
- If you own a simple non-motorized vessel, like a canoe, kayak or paddleboard, please visit Tahoe Keepers to learn how to self-inspect and Clean, Drain, & Dry your vessel. If you would like an inspection, please visit any of our inspection locations, and we will provide one free of charge.
Do I need a decontamination?
If your vessel has an intact inspection seal from the last time it was hauled out of Lake Tahoe, you do not need an inspection or decontamination and can proceed straight to your preferred launch site on Lake Tahoe. If you are heading to Fallen Leaf Lake or Echo Lakes, and you don’t have an intact (yellow or green) seal from the respective lake, you must get a decontamination.
Following inspection, all other motorized and/or trailered watercraft will be subject to decontamination. Clean, Drain, and Dry your vessel to save 50% on decontamination fees.