This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor more stories like this, check out The Chronicle’s weekly Travel newsletter! .A rise in the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in California's Greater Sacramento region triggered a state-issued stay-at-home order that took effect on Dec. 11 for an area that encompasses Lake Tahoe, carrying the message that vacation travel there is off-limits until at least Jan. 1.Though local officials and tourism bureaus are issuing clear guidance to prospective travelers to steer clear of the region, there remains a lot of confusion around ,...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor more stories like this, check out The Chronicle’s weekly Travel newsletter! .A rise in the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in California's Greater Sacramento region triggered a state-issued stay-at-home order that took effect on Dec. 11 for an area that encompasses Lake Tahoe, carrying the message that vacation travel there is off-limits until at least Jan. 1.Though local officials and tourism bureaus are issuing clear guidance to prospective travelers to steer clear of the region, there remains a lot of confusion around ,...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor more stories like this, check out The Chronicle’s weekly Travel newsletter! .Vacation travel to Lake Tahoe will be banned for at least three weeks starting Friday because of a regional rise in the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations. The state’s stay-at-home mechanism was for a vast region of 13 counties, from Sacramento east to the Nevada border.Though not unexpected, the news that Christmas travel would be off-limits came as a blow to the state’s premier winter tourism destination, which with the rest of the state in...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor more stories like this, check out The Chronicle’s weekly Travel newsletter! .Vacation travel to Lake Tahoe will be banned for at least three weeks starting Friday because of a regional rise in the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations. The state’s stay-at-home mechanism was for a vast region of 13 counties, from Sacramento east to the Nevada border.Though not unexpected, the news that Christmas travel would be off-limits came as a blow to the state’s premier winter tourism destination, which with the rest of the state in...WW…