Camp Richardson Campground - S (FR 1320) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Camp Richardson Campground - S (FR 1320) in CA

Dispersed camping corridorLake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

3.1 mi from South Lake Tahoe

Maps 6,245 ft

Designated sites only

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–11/15
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Road Access

Easy
  • All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
  • Near Tallac Historic Site.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 8 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Mount Tallac stands 3,474 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles southwest.
  • The Lake Tahoe shoreline is 0.4 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–62°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.