Fallen Leaf Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Fallen Leaf Campground in CA
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3.6 mi from South Lake Tahoe
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Road Access
- 0.8 of this road’s 3.2 miles are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 52 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 45 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 40 ft.
- Longest published fifth-wheel site: 40 ft.
- 23 pull-through sites.
- Driveway grade: severe.
Campground details
Setting
Fallen Leaf Campground lies on the north shore of Fallen Leaf Lake near Taylor Creek, shaded by native pine, fir, cedar, and aspen near open wildflower meadows. The 206-site facility features standard tent and RV sites with paved parking aprons, alongside six electric-heated yurts on wooden platforms. On-site amenities include bear-proof lockers, campfire rings, pedestal grills, picnic tables, coin-operated showers, flush toilets, drinking water, and a camp store. The 1-mile Moraine Trail begins in camp, with Desolation Wilderness trailheads and Lake Tahoe beaches less than a mile away.
Getting there: From South Lake Tahoe, take Highway 89 North from the junction of State Highway 50 and 89. In 3 miles, turn left on Fallen Leaf Road. The campground is about half a mile on the right.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 208-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Mount Tallac stands 3,383 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles southwest.
- Most of them shaded.
- The Fallen Leaf Lake shoreline is 0.5 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 32–62°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.