Nevada side, Lake Tahoe
Hidden Woods
A small wooded neighborhood on Hidden Woods Drive, off Highway 50 north of Zephyr Cove.
About Hidden Woods
Where it is
Hidden Woods is a single street of homes off Highway 50, north of Zephyr Cove, on the granite foothills of the Carson Range. Much of the ground is sloped.
How the neighborhood is organized
Hidden Woods is run by a homeowners association rather than a general improvement district. Owners have worked on wildfire preparation together for years: in 2004 the association formed a Nevada Fire Safe Council chapter, and the Forest Service cleared the canyon behind the street.
Around Hidden Woods
Photographs: Tony Laurian.
Buying anywhere on the Nevada shore
These rules apply to Hidden Woods and to every other neighborhood on this side of the lake.
Stormwater BMPs
Every developed property in the Tahoe Basin must install and maintain TRPA-approved stormwater Best Management Practices. Their status is disclosed to the buyer when a home sells.
TRPA: stormwater BMPs(opens in a new tab)Buoys, lifts and slips
Existing moorings must be registered and permitted with TRPA, and the registration is renewed each year. New moorings are allocated by lottery.
TRPA: shoreline program(opens in a new tab)Vacation rentals
Douglas County caps the number of vacation-rental permits in the Tahoe Township, limits their share of each neighborhood, and treats a permit as discretionary rather than a right. Association rules can add their own limits.
Douglas County: vacation rentals(opens in a new tab)Defensible space
Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District inspects defensible space around homes and offers consultations to owners.
Tahoe Douglas Fire: defensible space(opens in a new tab)
Sources
This guide is general background drawn from the public sources below, not a disclosure about any property. Rules, fees and services change, so confirm anything that matters with the district, association or agency before you rely on it.
Questions about Hidden Woods?
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