South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (AP) --
Visitors to California's popular Desolation Wilderness Area near Lake Tahoe now will be able to make overnight permit reservations online.
The U.S. Forest Service says it no longer will accept permit reservations over the phone, through the mail or by fax. The agency also will no longer mail reserved permits.
The 64,000-acre wilderness area is located in both the agency's Eldorado National Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
The number of people allowed daily in various zones of the wilderness is regulated during the summer by a quota system.
Fifty percent of the quota in each zone is available for advanced reservations between Memorial Day weekend and Sept. 30.
The remaining quota is available on a first-come, first-served basis at permit offices on the date of entry.
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