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  3. Truckee
  4. Alpine Meadow Campground

Camping at Alpine Meadow Campground near Truckee

Public campground · Truckee · 24 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Alpine Meadow Campground sits in the Martis Creek Lake area a short drive off State Highway 267 on Martis Dam Road, just over a mile from the highway. The campground occupies an open alpine valley ringed by pines and higher mountain slopes, with lake and creek habitat nearby and regular wildlife sightings for those willing to scan the trees and shoreline.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 205 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 30 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

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No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

  • Amphitheater
  • Cell Phone Service
  • Paved Parking
  • Paved Roads
  • Paved Sites
  • Ranger Station
  • Vault Toilets
  • Water Seasonal
  • Water Spigot
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 24 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

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Alpine Meadow Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Alpine Meadow Campground?
Longest RV site listed: 30 ft (24 of 24 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Alpine Meadow Campground have RV hookups?
24 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Alpine Meadow Campground?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Alpine Meadow Campground?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 30 ft (24 of 24 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 24 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 6 pull-through, 18 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 24 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (77 reports), AT&T 3 (55 reports), T-Mobile 3 (33 reports)
Shade
Listing 24 of 24 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing Truckee, CA (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Water · Price
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Close to Truckee · 2 reviews

“We have stayed here before and enjoyed the campground and being close to Truckee & Lake Tahoe areas.”

Jo Ellen T · Oct 2025

Friendly hosts and staff · 2 reviews

“Matt was a great host and it was a quiet and clean place for us to park out 20 foot trailer for 10 days of bliss.”

Martha M · Oct 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (205 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Nice host. Maybe maintain both soap and antibacterial in outhouse. ”

mik m 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“We have stayed here before and enjoyed the campground and being close to Truckee & Lake Tahoe areas.”

Jo Ellen T 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights49 sites open for every night

Village Camp Truckee

3.2 mi from Alpine Meadow Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $70/night
$140 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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No sites offered for these dates

Prosser Family

4.5 mi from Alpine Meadow Campground (straight-line) 4.0 · 128 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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No sites offered for these dates

Granite Flat (California)

4.6 mi from Alpine Meadow Campground (straight-line) 4.0 · 208 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
    • fish for trout (per the campground listing)
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Lake Tahoe East Shore Trail Self-Guided E-Bike Tour — 2–4 Hours Lake Tahoe area · 2 hr–4 hr · from $100/person
    • Lake Tahoe Emerald Bay Scenic Cruise Lake Tahoe area · 2 hr–3 hr · from $116/person
  3. Day 3 · One more stop, then head home

    • Ultimate Lake Tahoe Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour Lake Tahoe area · 3 hr–4 hr · from $14/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 24 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 30 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2022 Springdale 251bh
2022 Springdale 251bh

Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 8 · 31 mi from campground

$180/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Adventures Awaits w/ our '23 Winnebago Revel - Sunshine the Adventure Van
Adventures Awaits w/ our '23 Winnebago Revel - Sunshine the Adventure Van

Camper van · 19 ft · sleeps 2 · 91 mi from campground

$215/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Entegra Ethos Coach, Your Luxury Adventure Rental!
Entegra Ethos Coach, Your Luxury Adventure Rental!

Camper van · 20 ft · sleeps 2 · 112 mi from campground

$189/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Things to do

Activities near Alpine Meadow Campground

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Lake Tahoe Emerald Bay Scenic Cruise
Lake Tahoe Emerald Bay Scenic Cruise

Lake Tahoe area · 2 hr–3 hr · from $116/person

Lake Tahoe East Shore Trail Self-Guided E-Bike Tour — 2–4 Hours
Lake Tahoe East Shore Trail Self-Guided E-Bike Tour — 2–4 Hours

Lake Tahoe area · 2 hr–4 hr · from $100/person

Ultimate Lake Tahoe Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
Ultimate Lake Tahoe Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

Lake Tahoe area · 3 hr–4 hr · from $14/person

See 6 more bookable tours
Scenic Snowshoe Adventure in South Lake Tahoe, CA
Scenic Snowshoe Adventure in South Lake Tahoe, CA

Lake Tahoe area · 2 hr · from $110/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 15–Oct 14: Tent $20 per night
  • Peak season May 15–Oct 14: Tent $20 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Alpine Meadow Campground

For July weekends, book about 164 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 80 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May79 days ahead128 days ahead7 days ahead44 days ahead
June80 days ahead145 days ahead12 days ahead84 days ahead
July80 days ahead164 days ahead17 days ahead96 days ahead
August57 days ahead147 days ahead10 days ahead56 days ahead
September33 days ahead95 days ahead6 days ahead31 days ahead
October15 days ahead52 days ahead4 days ahead34 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (8,080 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

24 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

24 sites · $20/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

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Clear Kayak Tour of Sand Harbor's Crystal Clear Waters

Lake Tahoe area · 2.5 hr · from $150/person

Lake Tahoe Evening Dinner Cruise
Lake Tahoe Evening Dinner Cruise

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Private Yacht-Class Boat Tour on Lake Tahoe
Private Yacht-Class Boat Tour on Lake Tahoe

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Emerald Bay Helicopter Tour of Lake Tahoe
Emerald Bay Helicopter Tour of Lake Tahoe

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Yosemite Grand Adventure - day tour from S. Lake Tahoe
Yosemite Grand Adventure - day tour from S. Lake Tahoe

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