- California Highway Patrol, offices in South Lake Tahoe and Truckee
- California Tahoe Conservancy, preserving land for the public
- Carson City, capital of Nevada
- City of South Lake Tahoe, only incorporated city in the basin
- Douglas County, on the South Shore
- Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, patrolling Nevada
- El Dorado County, county seat is in Placerville
- El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, office in South Tahoe and Placerville
- Lahontan Regional Water Quality Board, keeping Lake Tahoe clear
- Nevada County, on the North Shore
- Placer County, representing the North Shore
- South Lake Tahoe Police Department, serving the only city at the lake
- Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, bi-state regulatory agency
- Town of Truckee, one of the greenest in the country
- U.S. Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, encompassing entire basin
- Washoe County, includes Incline and Reno
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