Wrights Lake Campground, CA - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map

Wrights Lake Campground is located in the Pacific Ranger District, Eldorado National Forest (1 hr 31 min southwest of Carson City, NV) with an elevation of 6,967 feet. There are a total of 66 campsites including 28 tent-only sites. The campground is normally open from the end of June to the end of September. 37 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 25 and 99 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Fees range from $28.00 to $56.00. Some amenities include swimming, amphitheater. Activities include boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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@JulieD9746693 · Camped on Aug 27, 2025 at Campsite #21
Campground is great. Sites are not crowded together. Parking pads are a bit small in some sites for RV.
@DominickD9A1E4 · Camped on Aug 25, 2025 at Campsite #6
Wrights lake campground is beautiful. Its quaint, quiet, spacious, and teaming with wildlife. The only issue my girlfriend and I had was the weather, we had checked Kyburz but shouldve been checking South Lake Tahoe as there was a rainstorm everyday we were there, which is not something we were prepared for. This is to no fault to anyone but our own. We still managed hike to an alpine lake, kayak the length of Wrights in to the back creek which was like something Ive never seen before. The creek is deeper than a majority of the lake, as an avid fly fisherman this was a crazy sight as the width of the creek was maybe 12 feet max. I have Verizon and she has T-mobile, neither of us had service which is cool with me because I go out to the woods to unplug. All in all, were looking forward to coming back. It was really a great trip and an awesome memory well cherish for a long time.
@noels449643AC8 · Camped on Aug 24, 2025 at Campsite #1
Reservations are tough to get but once there its very quiet. Weird.
@MeganO5BE15727 · Camped on Aug 24, 2025 at Campsite #22
I love this campsite. So peaceful and the sites are nicely spread out. Usually a pretty respectful crowd. Lots of access to great hiking nearby.
@DeannaA8322492 · Camped on Aug 21, 2025 at Campsite #59
We've been going to Wright's Lake for 27 years. It's my favorite place having grown old with my friends and family there. We heard there are going to be some renovations. I recommend adding a another bear box to the group site number 56. We had to rent another site just to store our food. The bathroom near 56 was stinking for the first time and lock for the trash dumpster was nearly impossible to remove and replace.
@MatthewK865533 · Camped on Aug 20, 2025 at Campsite #11
Walk and the force will be with you!!
@MichaelB697476 · Camped on Aug 12, 2025 at Campsite #26
This is a nice spot and very nice campground. Well maintained and the sites are separated enough for a little privacy.
@LauraE4310917 · Camped on Aug 11, 2025 at Campsite #53
Beautiful, peaceful lake with access to some great hiking. We did have a bear visit our campsite, so be sure to be dilgent about cleanup and putting everything away!
@RonaldG6254276 · Camped on Aug 10, 2025 at Campsite #65
Make sure to use the bear proof lockers.
@GaryG8138589 · Camped on Jul 28, 2025 at Campsite #45
Very clean and quiet camp with water nearby and tons of hiking, One of my favorite places.
@JessicaF558442 · Camped on Jul 25, 2025 at Campsite #25
Beautiful
@JenniferL39143 · Camped on Jul 20, 2025 at Campsite #12
Best car camping spot in the Sierras <3
@EdwardV5713612 · Camped on Jul 14, 2025 at Campsite #65
it was good
@DwightM382BCF7 · Camped on Jul 10, 2025 at Campsite #63
Well-spaced and kept campsites provide privacy and relaxed camping and close access to the shallow and not-too-cold lake offers the kids lots of recreation entertainment.
@RobertB6182770 · Camped on Jul 7, 2025 at Campsite #33
The campsite and campground were clean and quiet. The toilets were clean and the other campers respectful
@AlisaW9234435 · Camped on Jul 6, 2025 at Campsite #63
We were so pleasantly surprised by this campground. It was spotlessly clean. The bathrooms were kept tidy. This is one of the quietest campgrounds that Ive been to in a long time. We were in spot 63. It was huge and private. The only negative I can say is it was extremely difficult to back a 20 foot trailer into it. There were many obstacles. Otherwise, it was wonderful. So many activities nearby. Short walk across the road to the lake for kayaking in paddling and swimming. And lots of trails for hiking. Definitely bring bug spray!
@KateW6142902 · Camped on Jul 6, 2025 at Campsite #31
We had a quiet beautiful campsite. Just lucky since it always depends on neighbors and generators. We kayaked everyday. So beautiful.One suggestion- this campground is one of the most sought after in the sierras. It is fully reserved within minutes of opening reservations. However when we arrived, there were so many campsites vacant for days although the campsite said reserved. I think campers with 2 week reservations leave for several days during the week and return for weekends. I suggest this campground limit reservations to 1 week maximum at time of reservation to be fair and open to more campers.
@CurtisH2683445 · Camped on Jul 3, 2025 at Campsite #59
EVERYONE CAMPING AT WRIGHTS WERE IN SUCH A GOOD AND POSITIVE MOOD AND WERE SUPER FRIENDLY! LOTS OF SMILES AND LAUGHS~THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT AND THE WATER LEVEL ELEVATED~AWESOME!!....AND MUST GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE TWO YOUNG FELLAS ACTING AS CAMP HOSTS~VERY HELPFUL, INFORMATIVE AND TOOK THIS OLD MAN-ME!- UP TO THE "ENCHANTED POOLS"- A GREAT TIME TO BE SURE!!!
@AnaLucia1E840C · Camped on Jun 27, 2025 at Campsite #6
Beautiful location and the campsites were great. Not too close together, had access to water, fire ring, picnic table and bear boxes. Lots of restrooms and they were in good shape and clean.The camp host was not so pleasant, and we had a bad experience when we were accused of squatting on a site without a reservation. The camp host apparently did not have access to up-to-date reservation information. We had reserved a site that had a cancellation. Camp host was quite rude. Thankfully the person who had cancelled the site was actually camping on the site next over and they came to our aid.
@MaryAnnT365C87 · Camped on Aug 28, 2024 at Campsite #6
Beautiful, peaceful (most of the time). The reservation system is still not fixed. I had so much difficulty getting a campsite! It took weeks to piece together five days at the end of August. Forget trying to get one the day exactly 6 months to reserve a site exactly to the second. We camp in the tent only side of campground because we only use a tent and dont like motor home generators. I checked every day while there by driving to where I got cell service to see if there were any cancellations. The day of leaving I did not check. That was the day the campsite opened up. But, we had already packed up. Maybe people should have to confirm their reservation to keep the campsite a week in advance. If they do not confirm, they lose their campsite. That seems much more fair to all of us. The camp hosts were great! They shut down what appeared to be a grown men fraternity reunion that was raging their first night. They left the next day. But, the whole camp ground lost a nights sleep as a result. I was a zombie the whole next day. Thus, lost a day of planned activities as a result. The other option is to make that part of the campground part of a lottery system.
@BrianW1026295 · Camped on Aug 21, 2024 at Campsite #67
Camp was quite clean, people were friendly.. and LOTS of bathrooms. Camp Host was friendly when I randomly ran into him on the Lake shore.Some apps show the trail not completely going around the lake, this is wrong. You can go completely around. Lake is quite pleasant in the early morning hours.. very few people out and about, very quiet and peaceful.
@RichardF767024 · Camped on Aug 19, 2024 at Campsite #35
Campground and hosts were terrific. Everything camping should be: Peaceful, clean, very positive and supportive hosts, beautiful place.
@johnj3134199 · Camped on Aug 16, 2024 at Campsite #32
Always a great time in August, to many mosquitos in June!
@JenniferA28334 · Camped on Aug 8, 2024 at Campsite #26
Camp host didnt seem very friendly
@BethZ6B616F31E · Camped on Aug 4, 2024 at Campsite #48
The campground was very nice. Campers were surprisingly quiet and latrines were very clean.

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