City of Lake Tahoe Campground

Good place to stay while you explore nearby tourist destinations but the ants sure are a problem though. Also, remember to put your food somewhere that the bears can’t get it because they’ll scavenge here all right.

This is a great location in South Lake Tahoe! Close to the lake, has showers and flush toilets, and a short walk to restaurants and grocery stores. The campground can be a bit noisy due to proximity to Hwy 50 and the occasional blasting stereos in the campsites, but is pretty quiet at night. Note that this campground is only open for the summer months and requires reservations. There may not be on-site staff when you visit, but site permits are checked every day to verify that all visitors are valid.

My wife works here from june through October. She really enjoys working in this job. Once again I was either dropping lunch off to her or picking her up when her shift was done.

Do not camp here if you have kids or by chance are allergic to ants. This place is infested with them. They are EVERYWHERE! You can't even sit outside and enjoy your campfire without them crawling all over you. Also they charge for showers, so if you do come make sure you bring plenty of quarters only because that's all they take. Also, if you need to contact the person that runs this place you'll be waiting more than 2 days for a response. For $50 a night you're better off spending an extra $50 somewhere comfortable where you don't have to worry about being bitten by ants.

This campground had no host, the campground is an open access place. We stayed there for 4 nights and from Monday to Wednesday every evening young people raced in groups through the campground on their E-bikes. They obviously were not registered guests of the campground. The third evening we stopped them and told them that the campground is not a race track. We never stayed on a campground before where there were not some rules in place and enforced. There are already too many E-bikes in the streets and on bike trails in South Lake Tahoe, now even teenagers can ride them and invade a campground.

My parter and I recently spent 2 nights camping here. This campground is conveniently located, spacious, and pretty. The camp host was nice and helpful. The bathrooms (which have flushing toilets) where clean but missing seat covers and hand soap. This campground is surrounded by city so be aware that you'll hear city sounds. I would definitely stay here again!

We got there in the middle of the afternoon on a Saturday. The camp host’s were nowhere to be found. We called multiple times and knocked on the office door. Two other guests tried the same thing. We ended up following the late arrival payment instructions and left cash in an envelope.

Pros - Great location, not that expensive for Lake Tahoe |Cons - no staff around in the evening, people can come and go in the campground, so smoky from campfires even on warm summer days, surprising that campfires allowed when most places don’t allow and no one to police rowdy people