 The Forest Service is in peak 4th of July preparations, collaborating with local groups like the League to Save Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Fund to work to protect the area from heightened traffic from the holiday. Daniel Cressy, public staff officer for the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, says they expect some beaches to reach 10,000 visitors on the 4th alone. The use will be high, both based on the July 4th