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RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Description

USDA Forest Service

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Overview

The RV Village provides a Lake Tahoe and Camp Richardson Resort experience unlike any other. Featuring beach access, and all the amenities you can think of within walking distance, guests get to bask in the remarkable beauty of Tahoe without sacrificing the resort experience. The campground has 20 Full Hookup RV sites and 78 Water/Electric RV sites. Each RV site has a picnic table, and fire pit with cooking grate. Some sites have a bear-proof food locker.

Recreation

Historic Camp Richardson Resort offers everything wonderful about outdoor recreation in Lake Tahoe. Recreational activities include biking, camping, fishing, hiking, sandy beach access, boating, paddling and more!__

Facilities

Historic Camp Richardson Resort offers everything wonderful about outdoor recreation in Lake Tahoe. Recreational activities include biking, camping, fishing, hiking, sandy beach access, boating, paddling and more!__

Natural Features

The resort___s unrivaled location on Lake Tahoe___s southern shore offers access to breathtaking natural wonders at an elevation of 6225 feet. Guests are surrounded by the crystal-clear waters of Lake Tahoe, the towering Sierra Nevada mountains, and the lush, fragrant forests of the surrounding area. The resort___s scenic beauty is a constant invitation for outdoor activities, from hiking and biking to water sports.

Nearby Attractions

__Tallac Historic Site, Emerald Bay, Pope Beach, Baldwin Beach, Fallen Leaf Lake, Mt. Tallac.

contact_info

For facility specific information, please call (530) 494-2228.

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Location

RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is located in California

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Directions

The RV Village is located 3 miles south of Tahoe City, on California Highway 89 (Emerald Bay Road).__ From Sacramento, take U.S. Highway 50 to South Lake Tahoe and proceed north past the intersection of U.S. Highway 50 and Highway 89 (the "Y"). Look for the Camp Richardson Resort sign on the right side of the Highway.__ From North Shore (I-80, Reno, Truckee) take Highway 89 or U.S. Highway 50 to South Shore.

Coordinates

38.934443 N
120.040814 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site

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  • WiFi
    Fair
  • Verizon
    Good
  • AT&T
    Good
  • T-Mobile
    Poor

Site Types

  • RV Sites

Features

For Campers

  • Reservable
  • Electric Hookups
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Water Hookups

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Reviewed Jun. 17, 2024

Decent campground

I didn’t see any bears for the 3 days I was here. It’s probably bcuz I was super careful not to leave anything with a smell outside the bear box. I got site 14 and 16 right next to the trail to the beach. The bathroom and shower are clean until more people show up on Memorial Day weekend and started trashing the place up. They tossed toilet paper on the floor.

Site14, 16
Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Mimi N., June 17, 2024
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Mimi N., June 17, 2024
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Mimi N., June 17, 2024
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2023

Cancelled my reservation!

I booked a family reunion for 35 people here next summer. Mary Griffin, the group sales and events manager, cancelled our reservation, without consulting me. When I called her, she said that she forgot that I had confirmed the booking, and she needed the cabins for an annual guest. So she made up an excuse, cancelled our trip and gave it to them. She did not apologize. When I told her that I was going to review her, she tried to cover her tracks by sending an email saying I requested the cancellation. She was trying to defer blame to me, but I have email and voicemail records proving that she was negligent, and my entire extended family is paying the price for her failure. I am shocked by the lack of professionalism the entire booking process, culminating in this disaster. She never apologized. She did nothing to fix the problem. I never got a call from management trying to clear anything up. I will never go to Camp Rich again, and I will continue to tell everyone I know that this is a terrible business. Please note the dated emails and voicemails in the photos.

Month of VisitSeptember
Reviewed Jun. 4, 2023

Would definitely return!

Super sweet spot and atmosphere. Great amenities and scenery. Only down side is no dogs allowed.

Site84
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Eryka S., June 4, 2023
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2022

Great Location

You’re at Tahoe so how bad can it be? That said, RV Village at Camp Richardson is not bad, not great, but good. We are in space 57, it is definitely big enough for our 26’ TT, I think it was considered a 40’ space. Spaces are relatively close together, perhaps if a little more off-grid space was what you were looking for Fallen Leaf is 5 minutes away, it was dry camping but more elbow room. People here at Richardson were mildly friendly. John at hotel front desk was the shining star of the crew! The rest let’s just say we people skills challenged. Signage coming in was a bit tricky finding the actual RV village kiosk. If you miss first entrance and kiosk (on left) just as you approach and see hotel on right there is another entrance kiosk on left. While Camp Richardson is year round we came in early October and found some services were starting to shit down for winter.

Site57
Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Keith B., October 3, 2022
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Keith B., October 3, 2022
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Keith B., October 3, 2022
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Reviewed Jun. 20, 2022

Nice campground with bears

I’ve stayed in this campground twice and it’s nice, can walk down to the beach with nice showers. There were three bears around the campground the night we just stayed which was a little eerie to sleep with when you could hear them outside the tent. Still a very nice campground

Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Makena B., June 20, 2022
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Reviewed May. 21, 2022

Clean and convenient

Camp Richardson sits in Lake Tahoe. It has paved pads at each campsite to park and the facilities are very clean.

Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by justin , May 21, 2022
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by justin , May 21, 2022
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Reviewed Jun. 16, 2021

Good location but some sites leave to be desired

More hook up locations for RV sites (50% are on wrong side).

Our site was so small we couldn’t fit in our vehicle after parking the 22’ trailer even though it’s “rated” for 30’ vehicles + 2 cars

Good general location and reasonable access to water

No laundry on site

Site94
Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2020

Good drinks

We spent a good portion of our day at this bar, the people were so awesome!!

Reviewed Nov. 19, 2020

Gorgeous

This is my favorite spot to enjoy the lake! The people are so friendly here! We stayed at a hotel a block up the street and they had partnered with this beach. You have to pay at the entrance if you don’t have a pass from your hotel.

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Reviewed Sep. 19, 2020

Large spacious campground, great for families!

Great campground, lots of space for the kids to run around and great hiking trails. Lake Tahoe is just across the street and the firework show across the lake was incredible, but get to the beach early to reserve your spot.

Reviewed Jul. 22, 2020

Fun family destination

Lake Tahoe is always beautiful so you can’t go wrong here. Kids will have a fantastic time and be sure to enjoy a Rum Runner from the lakeside restaurant. Lots of fun activities. A perfect family vacation.

  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Christy S., July 22, 2020
Reviewed Jul. 19, 2020

Great campground, great location

Great campground with spacious sites. The sites toward the back, away from the road, are much quieter and more private. Easy walk to the beach. Campground is busy in the summer months.

Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jul. 18, 2020

Tahoe Beauty

Very close walk down to the Lake and the Beacon restaurant where you can have world famous RumRunner. Campground had hot showers. We showed up and still managed to find a camp spot that same day which is rare for this gorgeous location.

  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Janet G., July 18, 2020
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Janet G., July 18, 2020
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Janet G., July 18, 2020
Reviewed Jun. 12, 2019

Great Tahoe Getaway

Close to the lake with water, electric, and limited sewer hookups. Though right off the highway, traffic sounds aren’t too bad. Close to the cafe, ice cream, coffee, and bike shop, but can’t forget the 10 minute walk to the Beacon! Great getaway if you enjoy Tahoe!

  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Jon K., June 12, 2019
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Jon K., June 12, 2019
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Reviewed Aug. 31, 2018

Close to lake. Easy amenities

Book early but if you are looking for a Tahoe campground n.v d this is it. Close to stores if you forget stuff. This is more of a sleeping in the woods than hotel camping.

Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jul. 17, 2018

It was nice, but...

I love how close this campground was to Lake Tahoe. However, the campgrounds were very close to each other, more-so than other campgrounds I have visited in the past. The bathrooms were fine. The RV village in Camp Richardson Eagles Nest didnt have water spouts to clean dishes, nor bear boxes. Our neighbors told us of bear stories coming up to their camp the day before so I was not sure why bear boxes were not includes for each site. Is that a thing for RV villages?

Overall, good times, though.

Site27
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jun. 18, 2018

Beautiful, crowded, fun

Top to bottom, it was a wonderful stay at Camp Richardson! My family stayed on the RV side and we biked to the beach each day. The kids loved the ice cream shop of course and we liked the little general store. The woman taking breakfast orders in the store Saturday morning (maybe in her 50s) was a bundle of sunshine. A huge genuine welcoming smile for each patron. Fun, dynamic personality.

The only suggestions I would make surround camping check-in. The line at 2pm was horrible! I got there at 2:01 and there were already 20 people in front of me. The process is painfully slow. People were getting out of their vehicles and standing in the line on the right essentially cutting the cars in front of them. I was in the walk up side on the left of the check in booth and there was a woman checking into a group site at the front of the line. It took 14 minutes for the paperwork to be completed! It put a damper on our trip from the beginning and I wasted the first 20-30 minutes standing in a line when I should have been enjoying a rum runner at the beacon. We have stayed in RV resorts all over the country and I’ve never had this experience. It would affect my decision to return. Why not have people pay in full before arrival, have all paperwork completed online, receive an email with your site number ahead of time and at 2pm, we could have driven straight to our site, displayed our printed tag on our windshield and gotten straight to enjoying the resort.

  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Nicki M., June 18, 2018
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Nicki M., June 18, 2018
  • Review photo of RV Village Campground At Camp Richardson Resort — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit by Nicki M., June 18, 2018
Reviewed Jun. 13, 2017

Family friendly, very resort-ish

This is good for tent or rv camping. Close to the beach in south shore tahoe. South shore is very touristy, this place in particular is a ways off from the casinos and night life so that's nice. But with such a big campground, you're constantly surrounded by a lot of people. There are some sweet bike trails. There is an ice cream and coffee shop. If you want to fancy camp this is a good spot for you. If you want to be in nature with less people, head up to north shore. (The beaches are nicer imo)

Month of VisitAugust

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