Barker Pass Road (FR 03) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Barker Pass Road (FR 03) in CA
Dispersed camping corridorLake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
2.6 mi from Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Maps 6,246 ft
Designated sites only
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit ↗
Motor-vehicle season 6/15–11/5
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Moderate
- All 7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved the whole way.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 2.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- The Lake Tahoe shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Stanford Rock stands 2,075 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 31–61°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.