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U.S. Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest · CA

Loop A · Site 8.

at Dark Day Campground

This site, in 4 agency photographs
Photos · TNF
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Filed by the agency against this site and 5 other campsites here
Parking for Campsites 5-10, filed by the agency against 6 campsites at Dark Day Campground
Parking for Campsites 5-10 · TNF
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Tent Only NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
20 ftLongest rig
80 ftRoom
1,980 ftElevation
80%Tree cover
226 ftWater · to New Bullards Bar Reservoir
411 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026
Toilet: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), nearest mapped amenity=toilets to this site’s coordinate · Oct 6, 2026

Room

80 ftto the nearest other site, against 76 ft typical here
#5 of 10roomiest site in the campground
2other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites9 80 ft10 86 ft7 103 ft6 138 ft5 195 ft4T 380 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
LoopA
Max vehicle length20 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive In
Driveway EntryBack-in
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Driveway Length21 ft
Fire PitYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Hike In Distance to Site200 ft
Min Num of People1
Paved ParkingYes
Paved RoadsYes
Picnic TablesYes
RecyclingYes
Site Length30 ft
Site Width15 ft
Tent Pad Length10 ft
Tent Pad Width10 ft
Tent PadsYes
Trash CollectionYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Carno length limit listed
Also to 20 ft · 1
Vehicleto 20 ft

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 8 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Dark Day Campground →

Most private sites here4T 235 ft5 111 ft1D 107 ft6 86 ft8 80 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index