In The News – Annual mooring lottery now open
October 1, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 10/1/2026, Staff Report
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) announced that it will begin accepting entries for the annual mooring lottery on October 1, 2026. Under the 2018 Lake Tahoe Shoreline Plan, TRPA conducts an annual lottery to allow public agencies and lakefront property owners to apply for a limited number of new boat moorings, such as buoys and boat lifts, each year.
The Shoreline Plan placed a cap on the number of moorings allowed in Lake Tahoe, and the annual lottery helps manage the pace of permit applications for new moorings until the cap is reached.
Entries for the lottery can be submitted online from October 1 through November 13.