Free camping near Tahoma, CA
Yes. 40 of the 93 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Tahoma, CA are listed as free; 49 charge a fee and 4 have no price on record. The closest free one is Bear Lake, 4.7 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Meeks Bay Campground, 1.9 miles southeast, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: CA and NV.
The 50 nearest camps to Tahoma, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeks Bay Campground | 1.9 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Kaspian Campground | 4.0 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Bear Lake | 4.7 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Barker | 5.2 | Free | Middle Fork (stream) | 4.1 mi to Homewood | — |
| William Kent Campground | 5.7 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Bayview Campground | 8.1 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to South Lake Tahoe | — |
| Pleasant Cg | 8.6 | Free | Mud Lakes (water) | 8.7 mi to Homewood | — |
| Red Fir Group | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Northshore Cg | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Wentworth Springs Cg | 10 | Free | Gerle Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Gilberts | — |
| Fallen Leaf Campground | 10 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to South Lake Tahoe | — |
| Loon Lake Group Campgrounds | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Loon Lake Equestrian Group | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Watson Lake Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Watson Lake (water) | 2.7 mi to Cedar Flat | — |
| Nevada Beach Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Stateline | — |
| Upper Hell Hole Cg | 12 | Free | Lagoon Lake (water) | 7.8 mi to Gilberts | — |
| Silver Creek Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Little Needle Lake | 12 | Free | Little Needle Lake (water) | 3.9 mi to Alpine Meadows | — |
| Picayune | 12 | Free | Little Needle Lake (water) | 4.7 mi to Alpine Meadows | — |
| Head Waters Middle Fork | 12 | Free | Middle Fork American River (stream) | 3.7 mi to Olympic Valley | — |
| Mildred Lakes | 12 | Free | Dolly Creek (stream) | 5.6 mi to Alpine Meadows | — |
| Tells Equestrian Cg | 13 | Free | Tells Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Jones Place | — |
| Airport Flat Cg | 14 | Free | Gerle Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Gilberts | — |
| Little American Valley | 14 | Free | Middle Fork American River (stream) | 4.5 mi to The Cedars | — |
| Goose Meadow Campground | 14 | Fee | Deep Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Olympic Valley | — |
| Gerle Creek Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Hell Hole Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Gates | 15 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Talbot | 15 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 4.6 mi to The Cedars | — |
| Coyote | 15 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Big Meadows Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| French Meadows | 15 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Wrights Lake Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Wrights Lake (water) | 3.0 mi to Lower Forni | — |
| Ahart | 16 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Lewis | 16 | Fee | French Meadows Reservoir (water) | 8.0 mi to Goggins | — |
| Wrights Lake Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Wrights Lake (water) | 2.8 mi to Lower Forni | — |
| Wrights Lake Equestrian Cg | 16 | Fee | Wrights Lake (water) | 2.7 mi to Lower Forni | — |
| South Fork Group | 16 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Poppy | 16 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Wench Creek Group | 17 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Wench Creek Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Big Silver Group | 17 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Granite Flat | 17 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Truckee | — |
| Azalea Cove Campground | 17 | Free | Jones Fork Silver Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Jones Place | — |
| Middle Meadows Group | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Yellowjacket Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use | 18 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Meyers | — |
| Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek) | 18 | Free | Martis Creek Lake (water) | 3.3 mi to Truckee | — |
| Wolf Creek Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Tadpole / Sun Flower Hill Area | 18 | Free | Duncan Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to The Cedars | — |
The other 43 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Tahoma, CA.
Who manages the camps near Tahoma, CA
Who manages them: 91 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Eldorado National Forest — 41 camps: 11 free, 28 fee, 2 unpriced
- Tahoe National Forest — 38 camps: 25 free, 13 fee
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit — 9 camps: 2 free, 6 fee, 1 unpriced
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest — 5 camps: 2 free, 2 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 93 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Tahoma, 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 Tahoma, 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.