South Lake Tahoe
California State Parks and Privately Operated
RV Parks, Campgrounds & Campsites
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Camp
Richardson — Privately Operated RV Parks & Campgrounds
Hwy 89 and Jameson Beach Rd., South Lake Tahoe, CA
(530) 541-1801
Camp Richardson features a variety of accommodations
including: 220 campsites, 110 RV sites, historic hotel with
deluxe rooms, year-round cabins, beachside Inn, a marina duplex on the lake, and a
restaurant.
Camp Richardson can accommodate RVs up to 35 feet
long. RV hook ups are available that range from water, electricity, and sewer to only
water and/or electricity.
Campground by the Lake
1150 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA
(530) 542-6096
The Campground by the Lake has 157 campsites. The
park can accommodate RVs, but it has no available RV hook ups. Additional
amenities include: dump station, free showers, BBQ's, picnic tables, and
fire rings.
Desolation Wilderness Area —
Lake Tahoe Area
Wilderness Camping
United States Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest
100 Forni Rd., Placerville,
CA 95667 (530)
622-5061
D.L. Bliss California State Park —
Camping
Hwy 89, South Lake Tahoe, CA (530) 525-7277
D.L. Bliss and Emerald Bay State Parks Cover 1,830 acres in California's Sierra
Nevada and include some six miles of Lake Tahoe shoreline. From promontories such as
Rubicon Point in D.L. Bliss State Park you can see over one hundred feet into the depths
of Lake Tahoe. From the top of Eagle Falls, in Emerald Bay State Park, you can see a
brilliant panorama of Emerald Bay, Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe, and the distant Nevada
shore.
D.L. Bliss' campgrounds offer over 150 campsites, and it can accommodate
campers up
to 21 feet long and trailers up
to 15 feet. Sorry, no RV hook ups are available, but the park does have showers and
flush toilets.
For more information on the park and its campgrounds visit their Web site. The
park's campsites can be reserved by calling the California State Parks reservation hotline
at (800) 444-PARK, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) seven days a week.
Emerald
Bay State Park —
Boat Camping Only
Hwy 89, South Lake Tahoe, CA (530) 525-7277
Emerald Bay State Park's Boat Camp campground has 20 campsites
with mooring buoys. Boaters can either sleep on board their boat, or camp in a designated
site on shore. Each campsite has a table, storage locker, and fire ring. Water is
available in the campground, and there are chemical toilets. There are no showers.
The Boat Camp is normally open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, depending
upon weather conditions. All campsites--with buoy--are available on a first come, first
served basis, and require a nominal fee and registration. For more information on the
campgrounds, campsite fees, regulations, and reservation system, visit their Web site or
call (530) 525-7277.
Emerald Bay State Park also features the Vikingsholm--one of the finest examples
of Scandinavian architecture in the western hemisphere. Touring the Vikingsholm is like a
stepping back into medieval times. The Vikingsholm home may be toured from mid-June thru
Labor Day. Tours are given from 10:00 am thru 4:00 pm, every half hour. Tour fees are
$3.00 for adults, $2.00 for children, and children under 6 are free.
Fallen Leaf Lake
— Camping
Hwy 89, South Lake Tahoe, CA (530) 544-5994
Fallen Leaf Lake Campgrounds have over 208 campsites. The
park can accommodate RVs up to 40 feet long. Sorry, no showers or RV hook ups. Flush
toilets are available.
Holly's Place
A resort nestled among the pines in the Sierra Nevada. Cabins
and rooms, outdoor activities, hot tub. Non-smoking, clean & private.
KOA of South Lake
Tahoe — Privately Operated RV Parks & Campgrounds
Hwy 50, South Lake Tahoe, CA (530) 577-3693
KOA of South Lake Tahoe provides a heated pool (May – Sept.),
playground, hot showers, modern restrooms, fully stocked general store, disposal station,
and propane.
KOA offers a variety of campsites that can accommodate anything from RVs
to tents to pick up camping. RV campsites have full hook ups with electric, water and
sewer. Cable TV is also available at select sites.
For those that prefer to rough it, KOA has campsites for tents, tent trailers, and pick
ups. All campsites have a picnic tables, campfire rings and bbq grills.
Meeks Bay Campgrounds
— Camping & RV Parking
Hwy 89, West Lake Tahoe, CA (530) 544-5994
Meeks Bay Campgrounds has 40 tent & RV campsites. The
campground can accommodate RVs up to 20 feet long. Sorry, no RV hook ups are available,
but the campground does provide showers, water, bbq rings, and flush toilets.
Meeks Bay Resort —
Camping & RV Parking
Hwy 89, West Lake Tahoe, CA (530) 525-6946
The resort's campground has 10 RV sites and 20 basic campsites. The park can
accommodate RV's up to 30' long. Full hook ups are available at some--but not all--of the
RV sites. Some of the resort's other amenities include: showers, marina, store, and
snack bar.
Sugar
Pine Point California State Park —
Camping &
RV parking
Hwy 89, West Lake Tahoe, CA (530) 525-7982
Home of the Ehrman Mansion, Sugar Pine Point State Park's campgrounds have 175
campsites, and it can accommodate RV's up to 30 feet and trailers up to 24 feet long. Some
of the campground's amenities include: hot showers (during the summer), flush
toilets, dump station, museum, pier, nature trails, and cross country skiing. Open
year-round.
With over 2,000 acres of conifer forest, the park has many miles of hiking
trails within the park and a swimming beach that provides visitors with a variety of
relaxing summer activities. The park also contains General Creek which has some of the
clearest waters flowing into Lake Tahoe. The stream is open to fishing from mid July to
mid September.
For more park and camping information visit their Web site. The park's campsites
can be reserved by calling the California State Parks reservation hotline at (800)
444-PARK, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) seven days a week.
Tahoe Pines Campgrounds
— Camping & RV Parking
860 Emerald Bay Rd., South Lake Tahoe, CA (530)
577-1653
The campground has 31 RV sites and 20 tent / RV campsites. The campground can
accommodate RV's up to 40' long. Full RV hook ups are available. Some of the
campground's other amenities include: showers, flush toilets, dump station, playground,
store and laundry.
Tahoe Valley Campgrounds —
Camping & RV Parking
1175 Melba Dr., South Lake Tahoe, CA (530)
541-2222
Tahoe Valley Campgrounds have 415 available campsites. The park can accommodate RVs up to 45 feet long with full hook ups. Additional amenities include: flush toilets, hot
showers, swimming pool, tennis courts, store, and laundry.
William Kent —
Camping & RV Parking
Hwy 89, West Lake Tahoe, CA (530) 544-5994
William Kent Campgrounds have 95 available tent & RV
campsites. The park can accommodate RVs up to 24 feet
long. The park's amenities include: lake swimming and dump station.
Woods Lake —
Camping
Hwy 88, Kirkwood, CA (530) 622-5061
Wrights Lake —
Camping
& Equestrian Campgrounds
Desolation Wilderness -- South West Edge (530) 647-5415
A fee is charged. There is piped
water, picnic tables, handicapped accessible toilets, grills, and
fire-rings, but no hook-ups. Call 1-877-444-6777 for campsite reservations.
Reservation season in the first Friday after
the Fourth of July weekend through Labor Day.
Usually open first-come, first served into early October.
For a USFS Equestrian brochure,
click here. For more
information on the lakes of the Crystal Basin Recreation Area
(Loon Lake, Union Valley, Ice House and Wrights Lake),
click here.
Zephyr
Cove Campground —
Privately Operated RV Parks & Campgrounds
Hwy 50, Zephyr Cove, NV (775) 588-6644
(South Lake Tahoe)
Zephyr Cove campgrounds offer a variety of campsites that can
accommodate anything from RVs to tents to pick up camping. RV sites have full hook ups
with electric, water, sewer and coin-operated laundry.
For those that prefer to rough it, Zephyr Cove has campsites for tents, tent trailers,
and pick ups. The campsites Include nearby water, restrooms, showers and coin-operated
laundry.
North
Lake Tahoe
RV Parks, Campgrounds & Campsites
Coachland RV Park
(Located 13 Miles North of Lake Tahoe)
Truckee, CA (530) 587-3071
Coachland RV Park has 131 RV sites. The park
can accommodate RVs up to 40 feet long, and RV hook ups with cable TV are available.
Some of the park's amenities include: showers, new club house, craft room, horse shoes,
ballfield, and flush toilets. The park primarily caters to seniors citizens spending the
summer months in the Truckee area.
Donner Memorial California State Park —
Camping & RV parking
Hwy 80, Truckee, CA (530)
582-7894 (Located 13 Miles North of Lake Tahoe)
The Donner Memorial State Park's campground has 150
campsites and a day-use area along the lake with picnic tables, restrooms,
and a beach. Campsites can accommodate campers up to 28
feet and trailers up to 24' long.
The park has also almost 2.5 miles of hiking trails within its
borders--more enthusiastic hikers can explore even further by visiting the neighboring
Tahoe National Forest. Other park activities include fishing and a lakeside interpretive
trail. For a small fee, a public boat ramp--operated by the Truckee Donner Recreation
& Parks District--is available in the northwest corner of Donner Lake.
For more park and campground information visit their Web site. The
park's campsites can be reserved by calling the California State Parks reservation hotline
at (800) 444-PARK, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) seven days a week.
Granite Flat Campgrounds
— Camping & RV parking
Hwy 89, North Lake Tahoe (530) 587-3558
Granite Flat Campgrounds has over 70 tent
& RV campsites. It can accommodate short RVs up to 16 feet long. Sorry, no hook ups
are available. Be prepared, there are no showers, drinking water, or flush toilets. Pit
toilets only.
Logger Campgrounds
— Camping & RV parking / North Lake Tahoe
Stampede Res., Toiyabe National Forest (530) 265-4531
Tahoe State Recreation Area — Camping & RV parking / North Lake Tahoe
Tahoe City, CA (530) 583-3074
Tahoe SRA Campgrounds have 31 available tent
& RV campsites. The park can accommodate campers up
to 21 feet and trailers up to 15 feet long.
Park's amenities include:
flush toilets, showers, picnic sites, fishing pier, store, and laundry.
Tahoe National Forest
—
Camping & RV parking /
North of Lake Tahoe
Truckee Ranger District (Located 13 Miles North of Lake
Tahoe)
10342 Hwy 89 north, Truckee, CA (530) 587-3558
THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGES AND POSSIBLE INACCURACIES.
CHECK DIRECTLY WITH THE CAMPGROUND OPERATORS FOR THE LATEST,
MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION.
NOTE: Some of the material
for the state park
overviews was provided by California State Parks.
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