Free camping near Sunnyside-Tahoe, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Sunnyside-Tahoe, CA there are 106 camps: 48 free, 54 fee, 4 unpriced. The closest is William Kent Campground, 0.9 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Barker, 6.0 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: CA and NV.
Who manages them: 105 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kent Campground | 0.9 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Kaspian Campground | 2.4 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Silver Creek Cg | 5.5 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Watson Lake Campground | 5.5 | Unpriced | Watson Lake (water) | 2.7 mi to Cedar Flat | — |
| Barker | 6.0 | Free | Middle Fork (stream) | 4.1 mi to Homewood | — |
| Little Needle Lake | 7.3 | Free | Little Needle Lake (water) | 3.9 mi to Alpine Meadows | — |
| Head Waters Middle Fork | 7.4 | Free | Middle Fork American River (stream) | 3.7 mi to Olympic Valley | — |
| Bear Lake | 7.5 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Picayune | 7.9 | Free | Little Needle Lake (water) | 4.7 mi to Alpine Meadows | — |
| Goose Meadow Campground | 8.0 | Fee | Deep Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Olympic Valley | — |
| Meeks Bay Campground | 8.2 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Mildred Lakes | 8.6 | Free | Dolly Creek (stream) | 5.6 mi to Alpine Meadows | — |
| Little American Valley | 9.4 | Free | Middle Fork American River (stream) | 4.5 mi to The Cedars | — |
| Granite Flat | 11 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Truckee | — |
| Upper Hell Hole Cg | 11 | Free | Lagoon Lake (water) | 7.8 mi to Gilberts | — |
| Talbot | 11 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 4.6 mi to The Cedars | — |
| Pleasant Cg | 11 | Free | Mud Lakes (water) | 8.7 mi to Homewood | — |
| Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek) | 12 | Free | Martis Creek Lake (water) | 3.3 mi to Truckee | — |
| Wentworth Springs Cg | 13 | Free | Gerle Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Gilberts | — |
| Gates | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Red Fir Group | 13 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Ahart | 13 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Coyote | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Northshore Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Lewis | 13 | Fee | French Meadows Reservoir (water) | 8.0 mi to Goggins | — |
| French Meadows | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Loon Lake Group Campgrounds | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Loon Lake Equestrian Group | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Hell Hole Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Poppy | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Bayview Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to South Lake Tahoe | — |
| Big Meadows Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Tadpole / Sun Flower Hill Area | 15 | Free | Duncan Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to The Cedars | — |
| Alder Creek | 15 | Free | Alder Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Prosser Family Campground | 16 | Fee | Alder Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Prosser Ranch | 16 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Truckee | — |
| Airport Flat Cg | 16 | Free | Gerle Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Gilberts | — |
| Summit Lake | 16 | Free | Summit Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Norden | — |
| Lakeside Campground | 16 | Fee | Alder Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Annie Mcloud | 16 | Free | Prosser Creek (river) | 2.9 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Duncan Diverson | 16 | Free | Duncan Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Nevada Beach Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Stateline | — |
| Fallen Leaf Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to South Lake Tahoe | — |
| Gerle Creek Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Soda Springs | 17 | Free | Little Duncan Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Tells Equestrian Cg | 17 | Free | Tells Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Jones Place | — |
| Middle Meadows Group | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Boca | 17 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Floriston | — |
| Duncan Creek | 17 | Free | — | 14 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Cascade Lake / Long Lake | 18 | Free | — | 1.4 mi to Kingvale | — |
The other 56 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Sunnyside-Tahoe, CA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Sunnyside-Tahoe, CA, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.