One of Lake Tahoe’s most popular state parks will reopen next spring after being closed for three years for repairs.

D.L. Bliss State Park, on the lake’s southwest shoreline near Emerald Bay, will reopen on May 21, state park officials announced this week, with campground reservations available for booking six months out beginning Friday at ReserveCalifornia.com.

“We’re thrilled to welcome visitors back,” said Rich Adams, acting superintendent of state parks’ Sierra District. “Thank you to the public for your patience.”

The 2,100-acre park, which has 4 miles of scenic beaches, towering pine forests, trails, huge smooth boulders and 168 campsites, is named for Duane Leroy Bliss, a timber, mining and railroad magnate who arrived in San Francisco at age 17 from Massachusetts seeking opport

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