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Tahoe National Forest › Sierraville Ranger District › California
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Campsite #16 at Pass Creek Campground, CA
$24
Campsite #16
| 6 people | |
| 41 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | no signal |
8/1
Campsite #16 Features: Back-In parking, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (4)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 50% |
| 4 star | | 0% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 25% |
| 1 star | | 25% |
@LauraAnn519537 · Camped on Aug 21, 2022 at Campsite #16
The campground is at elevation 6,200 ft, in a dense Ponderosa Pine forest, so it's a good place to escape extreme summer heat if you live in the Central Valley. It's a small campground with just 1 loop, so it's easy to find your campsite even if you arrive after nightfall. There is a boat launch just down the hill within easy walking distance, with very nice swimming beaches along the shoreline. The water temperature in the lake reaches a maximum of about 72°F in late summer. Restrooms have running water and flush toilets, but no electricity, so it's pitch dark on moonless nights; be sure you bring a flashlight. The large, open area of the boat launch offers excellent stargazing and a great view of the Milky Way. It's a good site for astrophography on moonless nights, with very low light pollution. The campsite pads are all paved, and enough water spigots that you never have to walk more than a couple hundred feet to get water. There is an RV dump station across the road from the entrance driveway ($20 fee). There was lots of down wood (mostly tree branches) just lying around everywhere for making a campfire. The nearest large town is Truckee, about an hour drive each way, so try to make sure you don't forget anything important, as there's no where close to buy anything you might have forgotten or need more of, like fuel or food. It's a really nice campground, and I know I'll be back. Just be sure your vehicle's tires are all on pavement - the Ranger can cite you if your vehicle has a tire off pavement on the dirt.
@JenniferR98687 · Camped on Jul 2, 2022 at Campsite #16
Take a pass on Pass Creek.
We drove past through this campground on a recon mission looking for nice places to camp. What appealed to us was the relative remoteness, so we (mistakenly) thought this would be a quiet campground. We did violate our own rule of not camping somewhere that allowed motorboats so shame on us, but we figured the location looked quiet enough. The clientele of this campground is a little shady. Dogs wandered the campground unleashed and partiers stayed up partying loudly until all hours of morning. Many campers also created a 4th of July parade, which could have been *quaint* except it wasn't - at 9:30 at night. Additionally, throwing candy?? Great for your Main Street USA July 4 celebration but not in the forest. Now, I understand that campgrounds can be hit-or-miss and the campers here were likely a rowdier bunch being that it was a holiday weekend, but I think this was all facilitated by the fact that there is no on-site camphosts. Nice enough guy, and we only saw him on day one (so stock up on firewood if/when he comes around because you're likely not going to get topped off during your stay), but he really turned a blind eye to people exploiting the 2-week stay rule, I think there were people who were living in the overflow camping parking lot for probably the bulk of the summer. The campsite itself was pretty. The bathrooms had major issues that were known to whatever agency and according to the camp host, were not going to be fixed. All in all, if you want to go, I'd go during a quieter time but not in the midst of summer. There are much better places to camp in this area.
We drove past through this campground on a recon mission looking for nice places to camp. What appealed to us was the relative remoteness, so we (mistakenly) thought this would be a quiet campground. We did violate our own rule of not camping somewhere that allowed motorboats so shame on us, but we figured the location looked quiet enough. The clientele of this campground is a little shady. Dogs wandered the campground unleashed and partiers stayed up partying loudly until all hours of morning. Many campers also created a 4th of July parade, which could have been *quaint* except it wasn't - at 9:30 at night. Additionally, throwing candy?? Great for your Main Street USA July 4 celebration but not in the forest. Now, I understand that campgrounds can be hit-or-miss and the campers here were likely a rowdier bunch being that it was a holiday weekend, but I think this was all facilitated by the fact that there is no on-site camphosts. Nice enough guy, and we only saw him on day one (so stock up on firewood if/when he comes around because you're likely not going to get topped off during your stay), but he really turned a blind eye to people exploiting the 2-week stay rule, I think there were people who were living in the overflow camping parking lot for probably the bulk of the summer. The campsite itself was pretty. The bathrooms had major issues that were known to whatever agency and according to the camp host, were not going to be fixed. All in all, if you want to go, I'd go during a quieter time but not in the midst of summer. There are much better places to camp in this area.
@DennisM363 · Camped on Aug 12, 2021 at Campsite #16
NO WATER ONLY ONE PORTA POTTY for the two bathrooms that where close by my site
@EstherS645 · Camped on Jun 15, 2021 at Campsite #16
My favorite place. So beautiful and well maintained
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