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Bayview Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 38.94527, -120.09905
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Bayview Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,836 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bayview CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Bayview Campground · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- PPropane5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- DDump7 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Bayview Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,836 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
38.94527, -120.09905
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bayview Campground · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSouth Lake Tahoe · ~6.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.6 mi
- FuelSwiss Mart Food and Gas · ~5.4 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~5.1 mi
- Dump station~6.7 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~3.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~5.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicCarson Valley Medical Center Urgent Care · ~17.3 mi
- HardwareDIY Home Center · ~5.3 mi
EV charging — from Bayview Campground · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.5 mi straight-line SE — South Lake Tahoe, CA - Emerald Bay Road - Tesla Supercharger (at a brewery / winery) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach19 within 25 mi · 59 within 50 · 315 within 100 · 856 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS5.6 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC2, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.6 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC2, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.6 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE L2, South Lake Tahoe, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 448751 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bayview Campground · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletInspiration Point Vista · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBayview Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEagle Falls Picnic Area And Trailhead · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomBaldwin Beach · ~1.9 mi E · USFS
Open Bayview Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Bayview Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fallen Leaf Campground~2.9 mi · fee
- Meeks Bay Campground~6.4 mi · fee
- Nevada Beach Campground~8.3 mi · fee
- Wrights Lake Campground~10.0 mi
The unit that manages Bayview Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bayview Campground are set by Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bayview Campground
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-20: no rate published by the agency. The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit publishes no per-campground pages on the current Forest Service site (every Bayview path returns the unit home page), Bayview has no recreation.gov listing (nearest is Fallen Leaf, 3.1 mi), and the Forest Service recreation-sites dataset leaves its fee description empty. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/ltbmu/recreation/camping-cabins and https://www.recreation.gov/api/search (6 mi radius).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Bayview Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Bayview Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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