Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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Reviews

4,006 reviews
5 stars
2,521
4 stars
767
3 stars
333
2 stars
202
1 stars
183
Nicholas H
Loop:Area Fallen Leaf Campground
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Reviewed 8 days ago
Well maintained. It was the largest National Forest Campground that we have ever stayed in by far. Plenty of hiking and a really nice visitor center.
Tracy E
Loop:Lodgepole Loop
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Reviewed 9 days ago
Well kept, clean, safe campground and the only one open in the area in the late fall. Enjoyed my experience. Other campers were really excellent. The Bears do make the rounds around dinnertime though, so keep an eye out!
Paul F
Loop:William Kent Campground
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Reviewed 10 days ago
We enjoyed our stay here even in the snow. Close to bike trail along the lake. Also used the free bus to town. Follow bear rules. One wandered through the campground every morning we were there. Can walk to restaurants that served excellent food.
Kevin B
Loop:1
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Reviewed 11 days ago
I would give it all the stars, but the restaurant and the bar were closed for remodeling while we were there. It would have been my five-star experience
cindy n
Loop:Nevada Beach Campground and Day Use Pavilion
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Reviewed 13 days ago
Beautiful camp spot. Stones throw to the Lake. Easy access to groceries or places to eat. Clean and tidy. Bathrooms were always clean.
David L
Loop:1
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Reviewed 14 days ago
The campground is gorgeous, set in a mature forest of healthy Jeffrey Pines. Most RV campsites are long and and fairly wide. However, most of the back-in sites are extremely difficult to get into because of the trees. Many are in places that make it nearly impossible to back into your site - at the corner of your campsite, across the access road, where you need to swing the front of your truck, or encroaching on the pad in your site. I would never wish to see the trees removed, but wow, they make it hard to park. The campground has a forklift with a hitch on it. They might be willing to park your trailer if you ask; I don't know. I didn't see the forklift until I was parked, after 45 minutes of wiggling my way between trees. (I would never have gotten into my site - Site 130 - if the pull-through site in front of me had been occupied.) The staff are not very helpful or particularly friendly. The access roads are narrow, but that's the cost of having all those amazing trees. Don't get me wrong. I love this campground, but it is really difficult to RV camp here if you end up in certain sites. Several of our fellow campers made the same comment.

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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has 9 campgrounds, 805 campsites in total.

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