RV camping near Lake Tahoe
Alpine lake camping in the Sierra.
Clear water, beaches and pine forest at 6,200 feet. State park and forest campgrounds ring the lake, with RV parks in South Lake Tahoe and Truckee.
- Best season
- Jun – Sep
- Gateway town
- South Lake Tahoe, CA
RV tip
Nights are cold even in summer at this altitude. Bring heat or book a site with electric.
Campgrounds within 40 miles
- Fallen Leaf Campground (South Lake Tahoe): federal campground, 4 mi
- William Kent Campground (Tahoe City): federal campground, 17 mi
- Logger Campground (Sierraville): federal campground, 37 mi
- Nevada Beach Campground (Zephyr Cove): federal campground, 3 mi
- Zephyr Cove RV & Campground (Zephyr Cove): federal campground, 5 mi
- Sunset-Union Valley (Twin Bridges): federal campground, 24 mi
- Meeks Bay Resort (Tahoma): federal campground, 10 mi
- Granite Flat (California) (Truckee): federal campground, 28 mi
- Ice House (Twin Bridges): federal campground, 22 mi
- Alpine Meadow Campground (Truckee): federal campground, 27 mi
- Gerle Creek (Pollock Pines): federal campground, 22 mi
- Lake Alpine West Shore (Arnold): federal campground, 32 mi
- Loon Lake (Twin Bridges): federal campground, 19 mi
- RV Village Campground at Camp Richardson Resort (South Lake Tahoe): federal campground, 3 mi
- French Meadows (Foresthill): federal campground, 27 mi
- Prosser Family (Truckee): federal campground, 32 mi
- Pipi Campground (Somerset): federal campground, 35 mi
- Silver Lake East- Eldorado (Markleeville): federal campground, 19 mi
- Lakeside (Truckee) (Truckee): federal campground, 32 mi
- Goose Meadows (Truckee): federal campground, 25 mi
- Lake Alpine Pine Marten (Arnold): federal campground, 32 mi
- Wrights Lake (Kyburz): federal campground, 15 mi
- Badgers Den at Camp Richardson Resort (South Lake Tahoe): federal campground, 3 mi
- Silver Creek-Truckee (Tahoe City): federal campground, 23 mi
- Mount Rose (Nv) (Reno): federal campground, 26 mi
- Hope Valley (Gardnerville): federal campground, 4 mi
- Wench Creek (Pollock Pines): federal campground, 22 mi
- Lake Alpine Silver Tip Campground (Arnold): federal campground, 32 mi
- Boca Campground (Truckee): federal campground, 32 mi
- Wolf Creek California (Pollock Pines): federal campground, 23 mi
- Hampshire Rocks (Soda Springs): federal campground, 38 mi
- Yellowjacket (Twin Bridges): federal campground, 22 mi
- Fashoda (Twin Bridges): federal campground, 23 mi
- Boca Rest Campground (Truckee): federal campground, 34 mi
- Lake Alpine Silver Valley Campground (Arnold): federal campground, 32 mi
- Kit Carson Campground (Gardnerville): federal campground, 12 mi
- Kaspian Campground (Tahoe City): federal campground, 15 mi
- Stumpy Meadows (Twin Bridges): federal campground, 33 mi
- Northshore Campground - Loon Lake (CA) (Pollock Pines): federal campground, 19 mi
- Silver Creek (Gardnerville): federal campground, 26 mi
Road trips that pass by