37 campgrounds around the Lake Tahoe shoreline, 2 with direct lake access. Check open sites for your dates.
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Right now: 138 campsites open this weekend near Lake Tahoe at 6 of the 37 campgrounds we checked.Availability read Nov 8, 5:59 AM ET
Nov 13 – Nov 15 · open every night of the stay.
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights40 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights39 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every nightShoreline towns (labelled) and 37 lake-area parks; green pins have sites open this weekend. Straight-line positions; roads around the water can be much longer than they look.
37 parks within 15 miles of the shoreline; 2 list direct lake access (labelled on the card). Each park shows its straight-line distance to the shore.
50 amp, pull-through and rig length come from each park's listing. With dates, Full hookups means an open full-hookup site for your stay; parks without availability data use their listing.
37 of 37 parks ·
37 campgrounds are within 15 miles of the Lake Tahoe shoreline. 2 list direct lake access and 11 more are near the water (access not confirmed).
Towns near the shoreline include Olympic Valley, CA, Kings Beach, CA, Meyers, CA, Genoa, NV, Crystal Bay, NV and Glenbrook, NV and 20 more.
A park is marked Direct lake access when it sits on the Lake Tahoe shoreline in OpenStreetMap and its own listing names water access (a boat ramp or launch, marina, waterfront or lakefront sites, and similar). Tap the badge to see the evidence. Parks close to the water without that are marked Near the lake: that is proximity only, and access is not confirmed. We don't label individual waterfront campsites.
5 of these parks list water, electric and sewer at the site, and 22 list sites of 40 ft or longer.
Pickup in Reno (32 mi straight-line). Available this weekend first (0 of 4, from each platform's calendar), then most popular (review count × rating).
Pick up in Reno
Pick up in Reno
Pick up in Reno
Pick up in RenoFrom Outdoorsy and RVshare listings with a photo, nightly rate and a 4.5+ rating (or no reviews yet). Rates are listed nightly rates; you book with the owner.
Towns near the lake (OpenStreetMap outline, Wikidata places): Olympic Valley, Kings Beach, Meyers, Genoa, Crystal Bay, Glenbrook, Alpine Meadows, Chambers Lodge, Emerald Bay, Camp Richardson, Fallen Leaf and Glenridge Park and 14 more.
Tours and activities from Viator; you book with Viator.
Other destinations, straight-line distance from the lake. Separate trips, not alternatives near the lake.
8,900+ public, private and glamping campgrounds from 50+ booking sites, including 46 state park systems, side by side.
For 8,400+ of them we read the booking calendar, so you see which campsites, cabins and glamping stays are open for your dates.
When you find your spot, you reserve on the campground's own booking site. We don't take payments, so Basecamping never adds a fee.
Most popular first; within 15 miles of the shoreline.
From Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025. The Basecamping Field Guide
