Lake Tahoe Campgrounds

sierra buttes California

Lake Tahoe California
Lake Tahoe campground reservations:

campground elev spots veg toilet water notes
Bayview Campground 6000′ 10 pines vault - Emerald Bay, SLT
Camp Richardson Tahoe 6500′ 330 pines flush piped South Lake Tahoe
Campground by the Lake 6000′ 157 pines flush piped South Lake Tahoe
D.L. Bliss State Park 6000′ 168 pines flush piped Westshore, Lake Tahoe
Eagle Point Tahoe 6100′ 100 pines flush piped California State Park
Emerald Bay State Park 6000′ 16 pines flush piped South Lake Tahoe
Fallen Leaf Lake Campground 6737′ 205 pines flush piped South Lake Tahoe
General Creek Campground 6000′ 175 pines flush piped Westshore, Lake Tahoe
Kaspian Campground 5800′ 20 pines flush piped Westshore, Homewood CA
Lake Forest Campground 6300′ 21 pines flush piped Northshore, Tahoe Vista CA
Meeks Bay Campground 6000′ 17 pines flush piped Westshore, Tahoma CA
Mount Rose Campground 8500′ 24 pines flush piped Stateline Nevada Tahoe
Nevada Beach Campground 6200′ 54 pines flush piped Nevada Lake Tahoe
Pope Beach Campground 6000′ 49 pines flush piped South Lake Tahoe
Sandy Beach Campground 6300′ 44 pines flush piped Northshore, Tahoe Vista CA
Silver Creek Campground 5800′ 26 pines vault piped Truckee River fishing
Sugar Pine Point SP 6200′ 30 pines flush piped Westshore, Tahoma CA
Tahoe Pines Campground 6000′ 49 pines flush piped Meyers California
Tahoe Valley Campground 6000′ 413 pines flush piped South Lake Tahoe
Tahoe Campground SRA 6200′ 16 pines flush piped Westshore, Tahoe City
William Kent State Park 6300′ 95 pines flush piped Westshore, Tahoe City
Zephyr Cove Campground 6200′ 170 pines flush piped boat rentals Tahoe NV

All Tahoe Campgrounds charge a feee; Nightly rates vary per park. Most campgrounds are closed during the winter due to snow. Check with the ranger districts listed above.

Tahoe Campgrounds, Tahoe National Forest located away from Lake Tahoe Basin

campground elev spots veg toilet water notes
Ahart Campground 5300′ 12 pines vault - American River
Alpine Meadows 5900′ 25 pines vault - Martis Creek
Bear Valley Campground 6600 10 pines vault piped OHV trails, Sierraville
Berger Campground 5900 7 pines vault lake Packer Lake, fishing
Big Reservoir Campground 4000 18 pines vault piped no motor lake, Foresthill
Boca Campground 5605′ 26 pines vault - boat launch
Boca Rest Campground 5605′ 25 pines vault piped on Boca Reservoir
Boca Spring Campground 5800′ 17 pines vault piped horses
Bowman Lake 5585 7 - vault lake near Grouse Ridge
Boyington Mill Campground 5680′ 12 - vault - near Boca Reservoir
Cal-Ida Campground 2000′ 21 - vault piped Yuba River, Downieville
Canyon Creek Campground 6000′ 20 - vault creek near Faucherie Lake
Carlton Flat Campground 2200′ 21 pines vault piped Yuba River, Downieville
Carr Lake Campground 5900′ 5 - vault lake Carr Feeley Lake
Chapman Creek Camp 6000′ 29 - vault piped Yuba River, Sierra City
Chute Hill Campground 3400′ 30 - flush piped Malakoff Diggins SP
Cold Creek Campground 5800′ 13 - vault piped Sierraville Camping
Cottonwood Campground 5600′ 24 - vault piped Sierraville Camping
Dark Day Campground 2200′ 16 oaks vault piped walk in, Bullards Bar Res.
Diablo Campground 5800′ 20 pines vault - Packer Creek, Lake
Donner State Park Camp 5850′ 154 pines flush - Donner Pass; Lake
East Meadow Campground 6100′ 46 pines flush piped Jackson Reservoir
Fiddle Creek Campground 2200′ 15 oaks vault piped Yuba River, Downieville
Findley Campground 6100′ 14 pines flush piped  
Fir Top Campground 6100′ 12 pines vault - Jackson Meadow Res.
French Meadows Camp 5300′ 75 pines vault - French Meadows Res.
Garden Point Campground 2000′ 19 variety vault - fishing boats
Giant Gap Campground 3700′ 30 pines vault - fishing boats
Goose Meadow Campground 5800′ 24 pines vault piped fishing near Donner
Grouse Ridge Campground 7400′ 9 - vault -  
Hampshire Rock 5800′ 31 - vault piped fishing camp
Independence Lake 6900′ 20 pines vault piped fishing, Sagehen Forest
Indian Springs Campground 5600′ 35 pines vault piped fishing, Yuba River OHV
Indian Valley Campground 2200′ 17 pines vault piped Yuba River, Downieville
Jackson Creek Campground 5600′ 14 - vault creek  
Jackson Point Campground 6100′ 8 - vault   Jackson Meadow Res.
Lakeside Campground 5700′ 41 - vault   Prosser Reservoir
Lake Spaulding Campground 5000′ 24 - vault   PG&E Campground
Laiser Meadow Horse Camping 6200′ 11 - vault piped High Sierra PCT access
Lewis Campground 5300′ 40 pines flush piped French Meadows Res.
Lindsey Lake Campground 5900′ 7 - vault lake  
Lodgepole Camping 5800′ 18 - vault - Lake Valley Reservoir
Loganville Campground 6000′ 29 - vault piped Yuba River, Sierra City
Logger Campground 6000′ 252 pines flush piped Stampede Reservoir
Long Ravine Campground 2300′ 28 pines flush piped Rollins Reservoir, Colfax
Lower Little Truckee 6000′ 15 - vault piped Truckee River fishing
Madrone Cove Campground 2000′ 11 - vault - Bullards Bar Reservoir
Meadow Lake Campground 7200′ 15 - vault - Sierra fishing camp
Meadow Lake Shoreline 7200′ 10 - vault - High Sierra Nevada
Mumford Bar Campground 5300′ 5 - vault - Foresthill Road
North Fork Campground 4400′ 17 - vault piped biking, American River
Onion Valley Campground 2300′ 5 - vault - Sierra fishing camp
Orchard Springs Campground 2300′ 15 - flush piped Rollins Reservoir, Colfax
Pack Saddle Campground 6000′ 15 - vault pump  
Parker Flat OHV Camping 3900′ 7 - vault - off roading trails
Pass Creek Campground 6100′ 30 - flush piped Jackson Meadow Res.
Peninsula Campground 2300′ 58 - flush piped Rollins Reservoir, Colfax
Pine Aire Campground 2700′ 75 - flush piped South Yuba River Camp
Poppy Campground 5300′ 12 - vault - French Meadows Res.
Prosser Campground 5800′ 29 - vault - Sierra fishing camp
Ramshorn Campground 2600′ 16 - vault piped Yuba River, Downieville
River Rest Campground 2700′ 105 - flush piped South Yuba River Camp
Robinson Flat Campground 6800′ 5 - vault well  
Rocky Rest Campground 2300′ - - vault - Yuba River, Downieville
Rucker Campground 5800′ 10 pines vault - Rucker Lake fishing
Sagenhen Campground 6480′ 10 - vault -  
Salmon Creek Campground 5800′ 32 pines vault - Sierra fishing creek
Sardine Campground 5800′ 29 pines vault - Sardine Lake fishing
Schoolhouse Campground 2200′ 56 oaks flush piped Bullards Bar Reservoir
Scott’s Flat Campground 3200′ 86 oaks flush piped Scotts Flat Reservoir
Shirttail Creek Campground 3700′ 30 - vault - Sugar Pine Reservoir
Sierra Campground 5600′ 16 pines vault - Yuba River, Sierra City
Silver Creek Campground 5800′ 27 pines vault - Truckee River fishing
Snag Lake Campground 6000′ 12 pines vault - Gold Lake California
South Yuba Campground 2700′ 16 - vault - South Yuba River Camp
Sterling Lake Campground 6500′ 6 - vault lake  
Talbot Campground 5600′ 5 pines vault - American River
Union Flat Campground 3400′ 11 pines vault piped Yuba River, Downieville
Upper Little Truckee Camp 6100′ 26 pines vault - Truckee River fishing
Webber Lake Campground 6800′ 60 - vault lake Sierra fishing lake
White Cloud Campground 4200′ 46 - flush piped biking, Nevada City
White Rock Lake Camp 7800′ 8 pines none - High Sierra Nevada
Wild Plum Campground 4400′ 47 - vault piped waterfalls, Sierra City
Woodcamp Campground 6100′ 20 - flush piped  
Woodchuck Campground 6300′ 8 - vault creek  
Yuba Pass Campground 6700′ 12 - vault piped Yuba River, Downieville


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