Part of the U.S. Forest Service, Kiva Beach is located along the shoreline west of the Tallac Historic Site and east of the mouth of Taylor Creek on Lake Tahoe’s southwest shore. Dogs on a leash no longer than 10 feet are allowed on Kiva Beach east of Tallac Point. Information signs along trails leading to the beach make it very clear about where dogs can and can’t go. No dogs are allowed on the federally protected wetlands west of Tallac Point (where the Lake of the Sky trail concludes).This is for the protection of wildlife in this fragile ecosystem. All wildlife in the protected wetlands are impacted negatively by dogs. Nesting or roosting birds including Bald Eagles, Herons, Egrets, Osprey, Killdeer and ducks view dogs as predators and flee from the area when dogs illegally roam the west end of the beach.
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