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Camping at Wench Creek

Public campground · 98 campsites · 2 group

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups.

About this campground

The active water and trail scene at Union Valley makes Wench Creek a practical base for boating, fishing and day hikes. 8 miles with an easy 300-foot climb and connects Wench Creek with Jones Fork Campground while offering interpretive signs about the area's water-use history; the same corridor is open to hikers and bikers.

3.0 on Recreation.gov · 79 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV fit varies by site

    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

  • Campfire Rings
  • Drinking Water
  • Firewood
  • Grills
  • Host
  • Lake Access
  • Pets Allowed
  • Picnic Area
  • Vault Toilets
  • Water Spigot
Check-in
02:00 PM
Checkout
01:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)

Hookups (individual campsites): 98 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 no-hookup).

Location

ELDORADO
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Wench Creek: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Wench Creek?
Longest RV site listed: 35 ft (1 of 2 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Wench Creek have RV hookups?
98 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 no-hookup) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Wench Creek?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Wench Creek?
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: 35 ft (1 of 2 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 98 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (2 no-hookup)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 1 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 2 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (42 reports), AT&T 3 (14 reports), T-Mobile 4 (10 reports)
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Shade
Listing 0 of 2 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $36/night (live price once you pick dates)
Getting there
Listing ELDORADO (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (79 reviews, ★ 3.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Camp site was clean with easy access to the lake via a path. Sites were pretty spacious and not too close together. The bathrooms were closed and boarded up, so there were just regular old port-o-potties.”

Lisa R 4 · Jul 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 nights1 site open for every night

Pinecone

11.7 mi from Wench Creek (straight-line)
Sites $60/night
$120 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

Black Oak

11.3 mi from Wench Creek (straight-line) 4.0 · 10 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

Stumpy Meadows

11.6 mi from Wench Creek (straight-line) 4.0 · 46 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: 98 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 35 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 · 32 mi from campground

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

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2021 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf 26DBH
2021 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf 26DBH

Travel trailer · 31 ft · sleeps 6 · 57 mi from campground

$130/night listed · Outdoorsy · 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 · 79 mi from campground

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

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Things to do

Activities near Wench Creek

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 22–Sep 6: per night
  • Off-peak Sep 7–Sep 27: per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Wench Creek

For July weekends, book about 181 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 167 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
May115 days ahead147 days ahead——
June132 days ahead166 days ahead133 days ahead171 days ahead
July167 days ahead181 days ahead115 days ahead180 days ahead
August101 days ahead171 days ahead79 days ahead166 days ahead
September139 days ahead167 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 (3,726 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.

Clear Kayak Tour of Sand Harbor's Crystal Clear Waters
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

Lake Tahoe area · 3 hr–4 hr · from $170/person

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

Lake Tahoe area · 2 hr · from $642/person

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

Lake Tahoe area · 10 min–12 min · from $139/person

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

Lake Tahoe area · 14 hr · from $270/person

Compare site types

98 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 2 group sites listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

98 sites · $36/night

Loops: Wench III loop (41), Wench II loop (30), Wench I loop (27)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group standard nonelectric (group)

2 sites · $160/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15