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

Site Ponderosa.

at Hornswoggle Group Campground

This site, in 12 of the agency’s 14 photographs
Photos · TNF
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Group Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
60 ftLongest rig
191 ftRoom
2,280 ftElevation
69%Tree cover
2,655 ftWater · to New Bullards Bar Reservoir
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

Room

191 ftto the nearest other site, against 300 ft typical here
#5 of 6roomiest site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesSugarpine 191 ftManzanita 424 ftDogwood 434 ftMadrone 439 ftDouglas Fir 442 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeGroup Standard Nonelectric
LoopA
Max vehicle length60 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive In
Driveway GradeSevere
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People25
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
BbqYes
Cell Phone ServiceYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Double DrivewayYes
Drinking WaterYes
Fire PitYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Min Num of People1
Parking AreaYes
Paved ParkingYes
Paved RoadsYes
Picnic TablesYes
Rv ParkingYes
Tent Pad Length15 ft
Tent Pad Width15 ft
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Boatno length limit listed
Carno length limit listed
Large Tent Over 9x12`no length limit listed
Pickup Camperno length limit listed
Pop Upno length limit listed
Rvno length limit listed
Small Tentno length limit listed
Tentno length limit listed
Trailerno length limit listed
Vehicleno length limit listed

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 Ponderosa on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

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

Most private sites hereMadrone 439 ftManzanita 424 ftDogwood 309 ftDouglas Fir 292 ftPonderosa 191 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index