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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Tahoe National Forest

84 federal campgrounds, 4 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 2 free to camp.

84Campgrounds
4With first-come sites
2Free to camp
$22–$24A night, across 2
1,592Sites, from 62
1,950–8,140 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 84 of these 84 campgrounds

Where they are

84 of 84 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 84

84 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
French Meadows
Tahoe National Forest · CA
63 sites63 with a bear box5 pull-through sitesrigs to 85 ft5,310 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Granite Flat (California)
Tahoe National Forest · CA
from $2275 sites7 walk-in sites75 with a bear boxrigs to 65 ft5,880 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Logger Campground
Tahoe National Forest · CA
205 sites2 pull-through sitesrigs to 50 ft6,050 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Schoolhouse Campground (CA)
Tahoe National Forest · CA
56 sites56 with a bear box12 pull-through sitesrigs to 92 ft2,250 ft
ReservableOpen
Cottonwood Creek
Tahoe National Forest · CA
48 sitesrigs to 45 ft5,640 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Wild Plum
Tahoe National Forest · CA
47 sites47 with a bear box1 hike-in siterigs to 43 ft4,390 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
White Cloud
Tahoe National Forest · CA
45 sites20 with a bear boxrigs to 40 ft4,380 ftdrinking water
ReservableOpen
East Meadow Campground
Tahoe National Forest · CA
44 sites44 with a bear box1 pull-through siterigs to 48 ft6,110 ftdrinking watertoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Carr Lake CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA6,680 ftOpenChapman Creek CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA5,850 ftFirst-comeOpenForbes Group CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA3,780 ftOpenLakeside CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA5,750 ftOpenMeadow Knolls Group CampTahoe National Forest · CA7,350 ftOpenMumford Bar CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA5,310 ftOpenSardine CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA5,730 ftOpenSnag Lake CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA6,660 ftOpenBear Valley CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA6,610 ftCanyon Creek CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA5,960 ftFirst-comeFrenchy Point CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA1,960 ftFirst-comeGrouse Ridge CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA7,460 ftJackson Creek CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA5,640 ftFirst-comeLindsey Lake CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA6,230 ftMeadow Lake CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA7,290 ftOnion Valley CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA4,790 ftPoppy CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA5,250 ftRobinson Flat CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CAFree · 6,710 ft · drinking waterRucker Lake CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA5,480 ftSterling Lake CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA7,050 ftTalbot CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CAFree · 5,610 ftWoodchuck CampgroundTahoe National Forest · CA6,250 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 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
Chute fire · 4.7 mi from the nearest campground here · 162 acres · 98% contained
Wildfire
Hawk fire · 10 mi from the nearest campground here · 15,085 acres · 98% contained
Wildfire
Fred Mt fire · 24 mi from the nearest campground here · 3,482 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Bonetti fire · 28 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Diamond fire · 30 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 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 (R)CA 3rd · 84 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
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