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Nevada Beach Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NV · 38.97914, -119.95056
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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 Nevada Beach Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,243 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Nevada Beach 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 Nevada Beach Campground · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- EVEV fast charger0 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- LLaundry1 mi
- HHardware1 mi
- RxPharmacy1 mi
- PPropane2 mi
- OOutfitter2 mi
- DDump3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Nevada Beach Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,243 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
38.97914, -119.95056
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Nevada Beach Campground · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townStateline · ~0.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water tap · ~0.2 mi
- FuelLake Tahoe Oil Company · ~0.6 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~1.8 mi
- Dump station~2.8 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~0.6 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~1.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicCarson Valley Medical Center Urgent Care · ~9.3 mi
- HardwareKingsbury Hardware · ~1.3 mi
EV charging — from Nevada Beach Campground · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger0.5 mi straight-line NE — Zephyr Cove, NV - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 · 52 within 50 · 275 within 100 · 695 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS2.6 mi — South Lake Tahoe CA1-139 (South Lake Tahoe, CA), South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.4 mi — GF4EVA SOUTH LAKE DC2, South Lake Tahoe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.3 mi — Quality inn S Lake Tahoe - Tesla Destination, South Lake Tahoe, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 8 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Edgewood Tahoe - Tesla Destination, Stateline, 0.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 418082 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Nevada Beach Campground · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomNevada Beach Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomNevada Beach Day Use Area · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomRoundhill Pines Resort · ~0.7 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomZephyr Cove Resort, Hotel, Lodging · ~1.9 mi N · USFS
Open Nevada Beach Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Nevada Beach Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fallen Leaf Campground~6.5 mi · fee
- Bayview Campground~8.3 mi · fee
- Meeks Bay Campground~10.1 mi · fee
- Luther Pass Overflow Campground~13.0 mi
The unit that manages Nevada Beach Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Nevada Beach Campground are set by Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Nevada Beach 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.
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 Nevada Beach 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 — Nevada Beach Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →