Silver Creek-Truckee in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Silver Creek-Truckee in CA
CampgroundUSFS
5.5 mi from Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Official campground & reservations ↗
(530)587-3558. FOR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL: 1 (877) 444-6777.
Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as fully maintained, paved, pitching to 10%, 100% of it on a shelf.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 30 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 30 ft.
- 7 pull-through sites.
Campground details
Setting
Silver Creek Campground sits along the Truckee River off Highway 89 in a forest of lodgepole pine and fir. Located ten minutes south of Truckee and ten minutes north of Lake Tahoe, it offers single-family campsites, including seven designated tent-only spots, with a few overlooking the water. Each site includes a picnic table and a campfire ring with a grill, supported by vault toilets and drinking water. Campers gather here to fly-fish for rainbow trout, swim, tube on the river, or hike nearby routes like the Pacific Crest Trail, Western States Trail, and Five Lakes Trail.
Getting there: From Truckee, travel south on Highway 89 for about 8 miles. Campground is on the left. 6300 River Road, Truckee, CA 96161
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 36-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Painted Rock stands 1,668 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles southeast.
- Truckee River runs 0.1 mi off.
- 7 hike-in sites, with most of them shaded.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 39–62°F, 3.2″ 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 67 of 100.