Lake Forest Campground

Tahoe City, CA · Campground

Rating
3.9/5
★★★★☆ 3.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Tahoe City
#8
of 15 hotels
City Percentile
14%
rating percentile
Address
Lake Forest Campground, 2504-2540 Lake Forest Rd, Tahoe City, CA 96145
Phone
(530) 580-6279
Website
www.tcpud.org/parks-recreation/facilities-parks-and-rentals/lake-forest-campground

Lake Forest Campground is a hotel located in Tahoe City, CA. It is one of 15 hotels listed in Tahoe City. Its 3.9-star rating is slightly below the Tahoe City city average of 4.4 stars. It ranks #8 of 15 hotels in Tahoe City. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Customer Reviews

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Malachi N. · May 2021

While most of the campsites available are acceptable, none are amazing. They all have a table and fire pit, which is nice. However, when I came in mid-May, a decent portion of the nicer sites were closed due to what I can only assume is poor maintenance. They were essentially flooded, which made the campground feel like it was on the edge of a swamp. You are a 3 minute walk from the boat launch and pier, so you can't see the Lake from where you camp. The price has risen to $25 per night, and while I have to think it's got to be nicer at other times of the year, I cannot recommended a stay past a night or two right now. Spend the little extra to stay at a nicer campground nearby (there are so many) and truly enjoy your visit. If they lowered the price to $10-15 I could still probably recom

★★★★★ 5.0 Donnell Cooper · Sep 2025

Amazing and at 25 dollars you can't beat the price. Quiet and peaceful 😎... And the drop box AKA Iron ranger is at the boat ramp about a half a mile down on the right side...

★★★★☆ 4.0 Dave “Earthman” Taylor · Jun 2017

This is a very conveniently located, no-frills campground located just a mile east of the shops and restaurants of Tahoe City. It is only $20/day, compared to $35 for the state-run campground next to Safeway/CVS. It is first come-first serve, so when summer ramps up, you just have to drive in and hope there's a spot open. Happy Camping!

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Lena Morris · Jul 2016

Even if it's only $20, don't expect to get much bang for your buck from this campsite. It was muddy, desperately needed weeding, full of mosquitos, the portapotties were disgusting, and the only tap meant to have running water didn't actually work. Better to spend a few more bucks and somewhere with a little more maintenance. Lake Forest campground looked like it hadn't been taken care of in years. It was conveniently near the lake tho, within a short walk there.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Karely Gomez · Sep 2019

Our campground got sold twice..!!! we had already camped for one night in the morning of the next day we paid for another night. We paid early so we wouldn't be worried about paying later in the day so we could enjoy the lake. So once we finish our night at the lake we return to our campsite and come to find another family camping on our site with their tents set up and enjoying a bon fire ON OUR SITE.!!! While our tent and stuff was all set up.Bathrooms are REALLY NASTY.!! Park is not maintain at all

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Public Restroom ✓ Restroom ✓ Tent Sites ✓ Camping Fee ✓ On Site Parking ✓ Dogs Allowed

Services

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