Lake Tahoe RV Parks: Full Hookups, Big-Rig Sites and Dry Camping Around the Lake

RV camping at Lake Tahoe comes down to two kinds of places: a couple of resort RV parks with hookups, and public campgrounds around the lake that take RVs but give you no hookups at all. On National Forest land around the lake, the Forest Service allows camping only in designated campgrounds and a few backcountry areas, so there's no boondocking on forest roads; plan where you'll sleep before you drive up. Most sites are summer-only, from mid-May to mid-October.

Lake Tahoe RV parks at a glance

Zephyr Cove RV Park and Campground

Best for: full hookups all year. A resort on Forest Service land on the Nevada shore, with its beach across the road from the campground.

• 93 RV sites with water, sewer and 30/50-amp electric, included in the nightly rate. RV sites take rigs up to 40 feet, and several up to 50 feet. Several allow one tent off the pavement.
• The campground also has 47 walk-in and 10 drive-in tent sites, some with lake views.
• Open all year, with a 14-night maximum stay year-round.
• Book on Recreation.gov, where you can choose your site. Cancelling or changing more than 48 hours out costs $20; inside 48 hours you lose the first night.
• Trailers that aren't RVs (boat trailers and the like), private golf carts, ATVs and motorcycles aren't allowed.
• The resort is pet-friendly. No campfires on the beach.

South Lake Tahoe RV park: Camp Richardson's RV Village

Best for: hookups on the South Shore. Camp Richardson's RV Village sits a short walk from the lake on the South Shore's Highway 89, in a resort with cabins, a hotel, a restaurant, an ice cream parlor, a store and watercraft rentals.

• Every RV Village site has water and electric; some are full hookup (RVF for trailers and motorhomes, RVO for motorhomes only). Parking is unpaved.
• Recreation.gov lists 98 RV sites with a maximum length of 40 feet.
• Reservations are on Recreation.gov. The Forest Service lists the RV campground as open year-round, but there are no restrooms or trash service in winter, and the resort closes its dump station and bathrooms once it freezes; call 530-494-2228 before a winter trip.
• No pets except service dogs.

Lake Tahoe RV camping without hookups

Most of the lake's campgrounds take RVs but have no hookups; plan to arrive with full water and empty tanks.

• Nevada Beach (Forest Service): about three miles north of Stateline, paved parking spurs, RVs up to 45 feet per the Forest Service, flush toilets and water, $47 a night, 6 people and 2 vehicles per site, 14 nights maximum. Leashed pets in the campground, not on the beach.
• Fallen Leaf (Forest Service): the big South Shore campground near Fallen Leaf Lake, $47 a night, mid-May to mid-October; check each site's length on Recreation.gov.
• William Kent (Forest Service): two miles south of Tahoe City, $42 a night, no showers, 2-night minimum on weekends.
• Campground by the Lake (City of South Lake Tahoe): dry sites only, $47.04 including tax plus a $10 reservation fee; its dump station is free for registered campers. Closed for the season now; reservations open in January.
• Sugar Pine Point State Park (West Shore): motorhomes up to 32 feet and trailers to 26, dump station in season. In winter the first loop stays open first come at $35 a night ($10 per extra vehicle); the showers and dump station closed for the season on October 16.
• Lake Forest (Tahoe City): 20 first-come sites, vehicles up to 25 feet, $30 a night, 10 consecutive days at most, no hookups or dump station.
• D.L. Bliss State Park: $35 a night, motorhomes up to 18 feet and trailers to 15 in its 1934 campground; a dump station for registered campers. Closed until May 2027.
• Tahoe State Recreation Area (Tahoe City): RVs up to 18 feet and trailers to 15 feet only; closed for the 2026 season.

The Forest Service also lists Tahoe Valley Campground, a private campground in South Lake Tahoe, as open all year; check with it directly for sites and hookups.

Rules for RVers

• No dispersed or vehicle camping on National Forest land. Under a Forest Service order through December 1, 2027, you may camp there only in designated campgrounds (and in the backcountry areas open to backpackers), so sleeping in an RV at a trailhead, pullout or forest road is prohibited.
• Food and trash that you aren't attending must be in bear-resistant containers; use the campground lockers and dumpsters, and don't leave coolers outside.
• On National Forest land, campfires only in the permanent iron fire rings of open, designated campgrounds. Gas stoves with an on/off valve need a valid permit unless restrictions say otherwise.
• At the California state parks, generators may run only 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and ice chests go in the food locker, not your vehicle.
• 6 people per site and 14 days per calendar year at most Forest Service campgrounds, including the Zephyr Cove and Camp Richardson resorts.

Before you go

• Book the hookup sites first: Zephyr Cove and Camp Richardson's RV Village both book on Recreation.gov; reserve as soon as your dates open.
• Fill water and dump before you arrive if you're staying at a dry campground.
• Expect cold nights and possible snow in any month at lake level; protect your water lines outside summer.

For tent camping and the full list of campgrounds, see South Lake Tahoe camping. For other California RV trips, see Big Sur RV camping and Death Valley RV parks.