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Sierra Buttes, a really great day hike. Photo Credit © Mike Rother


Photo Credit © Mike Rother

North Gold Country

Hwy. 49

Campgrounds
To make a reservation at a
Lake Tahoe Area campground,
click these choices:

hiking maps

maps

Designated wilderness
areas within the forest:

Wilderness Area Acres
Granite Chief 25,748

Tahoe Ranger Stations:
Nevada City District
Nevada City CA
530/265-4531
Downieville District
Camptonville CA
530/288-3231
Sierraville District
Sierraville CA
530/994-3401
Tahoe Forest
government web site


Lake Tahoe Basin site
Truckee District
Truckee CA
530/587-3558
Big Bend Visitor Center
Soda Springs CA
530/426-3609
Foresthill District
Foresthill CA
530/367-2224
Forest Headquarters
Nevada City CA
530/265-4531


Wild No.Calif: Roadless Recreation Areas & the Sierra Nevada

Tahoe Campgrounds
To make a reservation at a Lake Tahoe Area campground, click these choices:

Emerald Bay SP - | - D.L. Bliss SP - | - Fallen Leaf - | - MeeksBay - | - Sugar Pine Point SP

Tahoe SRA - | - Silver Creek - | - William Kent SP - | - Kaspian

Many campgrounds are closed during the winter due to snow. Check with the ranger districts listed above.

Campgrounds located away from Lake Tahoe Basin

campground  elev. spots  veg toilet water link  
Dark Day 2200' 16 - vault piped . res. 530/692-3200
Carlton Flat 2200' 21 - vault piped . -
Fiddle Creek 2200' 15 - vault piped . -
Indian Valley 2200' 17 -  vault piped . -
Rocky Rest 2300' - - vault - . -
Ramshorn 2600' 16 - vault piped . -
Union Flat 3400' 11 - vault piped . -
Loganville 4200' 19 - vault piped . -
Diablo 5800' 20 - vault - . -
Berger 5900' 9 pines vault - . -
Packsaddle 6000' 15 - vault pump . -
Snag Lake 6000' 12 pines vault - . -
Sierra 5600' 16 - vault - . -
Yuba Pass Downieville 6700' 12 - vault piped . -
               
Woodcamp 6100' 20 - flush piped ResUSA  
               
Findley 6200' 14 - flush piped ResUSA  
Little Laiser Mdw 6100' 10 - vault pump . corral
Cottonwood 5600' 24 - vault piped ResUSA  
Cold Creek 5800' 10 - vault piped ResUSA  
Bear Valley 5800 10 - vault piped . -
Lower Little Truckee 6000' 15 - vault piped ResUSA  
Yuba Pass Sierraville 6700' 20 - vault - .
               
North Fork 4400' 17 - vault piped . -
Sterling Lake 6500' 6 - vault lake . -
Woodchuck 6300' 8 - vault creek . -
Grouse Ridge 7400' 9 - vault - . -
Bowman Lake 5585 7 - vault lake . -
Jackson Creek 5600' 14 - vault creek . -
Canyon Creek 6000' 20 - vault creek . -
Carr Lake 5900' 5 - vault lake . -
Lindsey Lake 5900' 7 - vault lake . -
Weaver Lake 5900' 4 - vault lake . -
Sawmill Lake 6000' - - vault lake . -
               
Boca 5605' 20 - vault - . -
Boca Rest 5605' 25 - vault - . -
Boca Spring 5650' 17 - vault - . horses
Boyington Mill 5680' 12 - vault - . -
Davies Creek 6000' 7 - vault - . horses
Sagenhen 6480 10 - vault - . -
Robinson Flat 6800' 5 - vault well . -
               
Ahart 5300' 12 - vault - . -
Talbot 5600' 5 - vault - . -
Parker Flat 3700' 7 - vault - . -

Primitive Camping

Dispersed open camping is allowed along National Forest backroads with a fire permit.
No bathrooms, no garbage collection. Pack out more than you packed in.

Hiking

The Sierra Buttes & Haskels Peak are both really amazing hikes bordering the Gold Lake area.

 


Photo Credit © Mike Rother

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