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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Tahoe National Forest

Here, 6% take walk-ups.

85Campgrounds

5Take walk-ups

2Free to camp

$16–$42A night, across 50

1,585Sites, from 62

1,950–8,140 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 85 of these 85 campgrounds

Where they are

85 of 85 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

85 campgrounds

In 1 places, folded

Tahoe National Forest85 campgrounds · 8 open

French MeadowsReservableOpenTahoe National Forest · CAfrom $2463 with a bear box5 pull-through sites63 sitesrigs to 85 ft5,310 ftdrinking watertoilets

Shirttail CreekReservableOpenTahoe National Forest · CAfrom $242 pull-through sites39 sitesrigs to 100 ft3,680 ftdrinking watertoilets

Salmon CreekReservableOpenTahoe National Forest · CAfrom $2431 with a bear box3 hike-in sites32 sitesrigs to 45 ft5,720 ftdrinking watertoilets

Giant GapReservableOpenTahoe National Forest · CAfrom $247 pull-through sites30 sitesrigs to 60 ft3,670 ftdrinking watertoilets

Ahart CampgroundReservableOpenTahoe National Forest · CAfrom $2012 sites5,330 ft

Kaspian CampgroundReservableOpenTahoe National Forest · CAfrom $309 walk-in sites9 with a bear box9 sites6,250 ftdrinking watertoilets

Prosser Ranch GroupReservableOpenTahoe National Forest · CASites from $1432 hike-in sites1 group site2 sitesrigs to 20 ft5,800 ftdrinking watertoilets

Granite Flat (California)ReservableSeasonalTahoe National Forest · CAfrom $227 walk-in sites74 with a bear box74 sitesrigs to 65 ft5,880 ftdrinking watertoilets

Logger CampgroundReservableSeasonalTahoe National Forest · CAfrom $232 pull-through sites205 sitesrigs to 50 ft6,050 ftdrinking watertoilets

William Kent CampgroundReservableTahoe National Forest · CAfrom $4281 with a bear box81 sitesrigs to 57 ft6,240 ftdrinking watertoilets

Schoolhouse Campground (CA)ReservableSeasonalTahoe National Forest · CAfrom $2456 with a bear box12 pull-through sites56 sitesrigs to 92 ft2,250 ft

Cottonwood CreekReservableSeasonalTahoe National Forest · CAfrom $2048 sitesrigs to 45 ft5,640 ftdrinking watertoilets

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

Roadless

Grouse Lakes19,085 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Duncan Canyon8,621 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Mystic836 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Granite Chief N593 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Granite Chief6,546 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Lakes Basin557 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire

Wallace fire · 7.3 mi from the nearest campground here · 1 acres

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 22, 2026

Who answers for this land

Tahoe National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Kevin Kiley (I)CA 3rd · 85 campgrounds · grade F

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units

Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly