China Wall OHV Staging Area Expansion / Loops 5 and 6 Reroutes Project

China Wall OHV Staging Area Expansion / Loops 5 and 6 Reroutes Project

The OHMVR Division proposes to award grant funds to the Tahoe National Forest to expand the existing China Wall Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) and Over Snow Vehicle Staging Area (China Wall) by 61,200 square feet to provide for approximately 24 vehicle/trailer combinations, and to construct 6 reroutes that would replace 4.5 miles of existing unsustainable trail in the Sugar Pine OHV trail system on Loop 5 (T15N, R11E, Sec. 10, 11, 13, & 14) and Loop 6 (T15N, R11E, Sec. 25, 35, & 36). The China Wall OHV Staging Area Expansion (China Wall SA Expansion) would re-pave existing parking areas; pave the expanded area to match existing paved areas; remove and replace the existing and outdated double-unit concrete vault restroom and install one new double-unit concrete vault toilet; install two bear proof garbage cans; construct a connector trail to OHV Loop 5 (11E43), approximately 50 feet in distance; install barriers, such as large boulders, around the edge of the expanded parking area to restrict use outside and define the boundaries of the expanded area; fell and remove approximately 200 trees; and install additional signage, to include an informational kiosk and directional parking signs. Loops 5 and 6 are single-track trails open to motorcycles and nonmotorized users only. The Loops 5 and 6 Reroutes involve flagging reroute sections, cutting the primary corridor, constructing the new trail alignment, and diverting riders to the newly aligned trail segments using barriers and signage.

Foresthill

Placer

Northern California

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 9, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Recreational (Off-highway vehicle staging area and trail reroutes)

Site Plan

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wildfire