Camping near Tahoe National Forest

This is a great location, I was here mid week and there’s hardly anybody here, I imagine on the weekend it probably gets more crowded and is an ATV/off-road area that’s probably a little more loud on weekends as well. There are a few cell towers around so I had full coverage with T-Mobile as well . You’ll need a 4 x 4 to reach a lot of the area areas that are up on the hills.

There is a small parking lot & a turn around for cars, it’s not as “dispersed” as advertised. We were able to get our van to the side of the turn around and have no immediate neighbors, but the main “lot” holds about 8 cars & is the trailhead to a hot springs. Night time was quiet, but definitely lots of visitors during the day for the hot springs.

Lot of people and cars in and out all afternoon until dark. About 7 camping vans and small class C's here overnight.

Good: friendly staff, hot showers, nice big trees, level sites, close to town Not Good: need to pay extra for shower and dump station.

The winds were forecasted to be 70 mph tonight so we were happy to find this place. $40 and $50 fir two vehicles. A bit pricey for just water and 30 amp but very welcome. Camped along a gurgling creek. Very nice.

Good amount of spots. Some soft gravel/sand areas, but made it everywhere fine with fwd. The area was dry when I was there. Nice views.

Very clean and well maintained. Concrete, level FHU pads with picnic tables.  Clean showers and restrooms. Friendly staff. Convenient to town.

If there’s snow you’ll have to park on the road and walk in. Not sure grew it us when the road’s clear

We went here for a change. We like the idea of dispersed camping and this one fits the bill. Free. Roads are not clearly marked so a little sketch finding spots. But wait it's all dispersed so we found a cozy spot atop a mountain and made camp. Was really awesome one other camper we saw he was a mile away. The roads did get some cars as we where in fall harvest time, Lots of photographers buzzing around. Other than that amazing spot. SHHH don't tell everyone.

Quick stopover on our way to Death Valley. Vela got a chance to play ball. Found the site easily in the dark. Very quiet night for sleeping with the sound of a creek running behind our camper.

Lovely campground. Nice creek sounds and beautiful large trees. Couldn't get a hold of host and sites aren't very private. Otherwise really solid choice for location, amenities (bear lockers were great) and maintenance.

Pull into a spot and relax while you listen to the creek, close to the road easy access

We stayed in site #17, it was pretty private as we didn't really have anyone around us. The bathroom was clean and the site itself was well maintained. Firewood was for sale at the camp store or through the hosts. Gets super cold at night! Showers were available at the camp store as well as laundry.

We spent 1 night and was hoping to spend another except for an unexpected rainstorm that brought of course rain and high winds. It is a windy area as it is in a canyon, but it had settled after the sun went down, and we were able to build a beautiful campfire. Our site was very large and it might have been a group site but there was only 1 post on the site. The vault toilet was just across from the campsite. The site was quite private and had a small walkway down to the stream where you could fit maybe 4 or 5 chairs and just enjoy the endless stream. I have T-Mobile and I had absolutely NO service.

As night approached, we had to find a campground. We were also looking for something maintained but scenic which this campground was. There are no actual views of the lake from the camp ground that we saw, but some of the sites have a stream flowing through. Even though it was late in the day (5-6pm) and the campground was basically all reserved, we did find a few open spots that you could pay for at the pay station. Each spot has a nice parking spot big enough for a small trailer. Not all spots were leveled, but we did find one that was leveled enough that we didn't need to make any additional adjustments. They all had fire pits, table, and bear lockers. All in all, it's a great campground. I want to mention there is a restaurant close by, but expect to pay upwards of $100 for a meal. It might be best to bring in your own meals. I have T-Mobile, and I was able to get a text or two, but I had absolutely no service until we got back to the 395.

No camping happened. Campground closed when we checked on October 16th, 2034. Maybe next time.

Pulled in here since the sun was setting and we wouldn’t make it to lone pine. Nice off road trail with some scattered sites.

Parked overnight in the RV on the same road as the hotspring on a Wednesday night had no problems. 2 other vans were next to us

This was an amazing find, there’s only maybe 1 spot that wouldn’t require AWD it gets to be somewhat deep sandy/gravely roads after that. But otherwise, close to the lake, beautiful, and peaceful.

I have ATT and had plenty of service here.