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

Site 024.

at Sardine Lake

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 3 other campsites here
Sierra Buttes near Sardine Lake Campground, filed by the agency against 4 campsites at Sardine Lake
Sierra Buttes near Sardine Lake Campground · TNF
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
33 ftLongest rig
51 ftRoom
5,730 ftElevation
41%Tree cover
336 ftWater · to Sardine Creek
1,561 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 7, 2026

Room

51 ftto the nearest other site, against 63 ft typical here
#19 of 26roomiest site in the campground
3other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites011 51 ft025 82 ft022 82 ft023 101 ft010 114 ft026 118 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopAREA SARDINE LAKE
Max vehicle length33 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-in
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Driveway Length35 ft
Fire PitYes
Food LockerYes
Min Num of People1
Picnic TableYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Carno length limit listed
Tentno length limit listed
Trailerno length limit listed
Also to 33 ft · 1
Rvto 33 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 024 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Sardine Lake →

Most private sites here023 101 ft016 86 ft017 86 ft014 84 ft020 83 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index