Fallen Leaf Campground (Tahoe)
South Lake Tahoe · near South Lake Tahoe · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 6400
- Campsites
- ~205 sites
- Season
- Summer (May–October)
- Fee
- ~$40/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on Recreation.gov (6 months ahead). A large forested USFS campground near Fallen Leaf Lake, minutes from South Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay. Yurts available. Showers, RV sites (no hookups). Seasonal.
What is here
- Setting
- mountain
- Amenities
- Near Fallen Leaf Lake & Tahoe · Yurts available · Showers · Desolation Wilderness trailheads
- Best for
- Convenient South Lake Tahoe base
- Features
- Minutes from Tahoe & Emerald Bay · Fallen Leaf Lake swimming · Yurts available · Desolation Wilderness access
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv · cabin-glamp
- Intl tip
- Reserve on Recreation.gov 6 months ahead. Swim/paddle Fallen Leaf Lake; it's minutes from Tahoe, Emerald Bay, and Desolation Wilderness trailheads (Mount Tallac, the lakes — fishing/hiking guides). Yurts available. Showers; RV-OK. Summer only. A convenient, bookable Tahoe base.
The guide
Fallen Leaf Campground is one of the most convenient bases for exploring South Lake Tahoe — a large, forested USFS campground b…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Fallen Leaf Campground (Tahoe) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.92, -120.057