Free camping near Sunnyside-Tahoe, CA
Yes. 48 of the 106 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Sunnyside-Tahoe, CA are listed as free; 54 charge a fee and 4 have no price on record. The closest free one is Barker, 6.0 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is William Kent Campground, 0.9 miles southeast, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: CA and NV.
The 50 nearest camps to Sunnyside-Tahoe, CA
| 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.
Who manages the camps near Sunnyside-Tahoe, CA
Who manages them: 105 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Tahoe National Forest — 61 camps: 37 free, 24 fee
- Eldorado National Forest — 35 camps: 10 free, 23 fee, 2 unpriced
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit — 8 camps: 1 free, 6 fee, 1 unpriced
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest — 2 camps: 1 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 106 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Sunnyside-Tahoe, CA
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
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.