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Lakeside Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 39.38351, -120.17147
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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 Lakeside Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,747 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lakeside 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 Lakeside Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- PPropane4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- DDump14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- ShShower28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Lakeside Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,747 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
39.38351, -120.17147
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Lakeside Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureAlder Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHobart Mills · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.7 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron ExtraMile Store · ~22.3 mi
- Dump station~16.9 mi
- GroceriesGlenshire General Store · ~3.9 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~4.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicUrgent Care · ~8.0 mi
- HardwareVillage Ace Hardware · ~14.9 mi
EV charging — from Lakeside Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.8 mi straight-line S — DC CORRIDOR TRUCKEE DC1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach25 within 25 mi · 54 within 50 · 266 within 100 · 596 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)4.3 mi — Truckee, CA - Brockway Road - Tesla Supercharger, Truckee
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.6 mi — TOWNOFTRUCKEE MOBILITY HUB2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 180743 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lakeside Campground · Tahoe National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLakeside · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletProsser Family · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomProsser Boat Ramp · ~0.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDonner Camp · ~0.8 mi SW · USFS
Open Lakeside Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Lakeside Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Prosser Family Campground~0.7 mi · fee
- Prosser Ranch~0.9 mi · fee
- Annie Mcloud~1.8 mi
- Alder Creek~3.2 mi
The unit that manages Lakeside Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lakeside Campground are set by Tahoe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lakeside Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234117
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Lakeside 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 — Lakeside Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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