Coyote Group

We stayed here in the middle of the week in July. It is pretty quiet; there was nobody in the other (little coyote) neighboring group site so that helped. There was some other site a half mile-plus away on the reservoir that was playing amplified music but it was very faint. The site looks like it could hold 25 people (we were only about 12). There are multiple flat sleeping pads. The bathrooms are always very clean. A few mosquitoes at dusk and dawn, but not too crazy. Nice big fire pit, three bear boxes, two water spigots, two pit toilets. To get to the river you basically have to walk out to the road and then go down at the bridge; at least that was the only way we could find without pretty serious bushwacking. You can get to the reservoir by going overland from the site pretty directly. Several people from our group swam or kayaked, carrying the boats just straight from the campsite to the reservoir. Overall it's a beautiful, well-maintained site. I was kind of hoping there would be slightly more direct river access, but it's only a five minute walk.

A fantastic Group Campsite. Well set up too. The cooking table is close to the garbage cans and convenient to throw trash away immediately after cooking. There are black bears that will wonder into your camp if they smell food. Keep your food properly stored. Brush Wolf is a short walk to the lake for kayaking or fishing. I have been going here the last 36 years as French Meadows is a beautiful place.

Such a beautiful location, and perfect for a large family gathering. The only down side I’d have to say to this group camp is the random people that wonder into and drive around the group camp all day long - I think they believe it’s a camp ground, not a GROUP CAMP. Bothered me quite a bit, especially with them using the restrooms. But other than that, French Meadows never disappoints, it’s a very sentimental location for my family!

very nice site. clean and scenic.

The site was very beautiful and the lake was a great fun for kids. The night was very cold on July 4th weekend, make sure you bring warm clothes and bedding

One of the best group campgrounds I’ve ever been to. There was plenty of room for 27 people,11 cars, and one trailer. The bathrooms were clean and someone came by to empty all of the trashes and clean/restock the bathrooms every morning. The site was walking distance to the reservoir. The signage was clear getting to the site and there were plenty of benches and shade throughout the day.

The campground was beautiful and easy to access. Would do annual camping trip there if we could get reservation.

The campsite itself was is good order. Unfortunately, it’s quite buggy and worse the nearby campers were pretty inconsiderate and loud well into the night. In fact around midnight more campers rolled into our campsite and took an empty spot (we had paid and reserved for friends who couldn’t come last minute) and ended up loudly drinking, playing music and shouting well past 2am. They ruined the camp toilet and just the entire experience makes me think the sites are abused by people rolling through. Don’t recommend.

Stayed at Little Wolf group site with a group of 20 during the first week of June. It was our groups first time at this campground and group site and we were amazed by the grounds and all of the amenities included. The grounds are immaculate, the fire pit ring has benches around it and we were able to sit our entire group (no need to lug your chair over), there's plenty of communal tables, 6 large bear boxes, locked trash and recycling bins, and our own mens/womens bathroom for just the group site. The camp host/ranger came to our site every day to refresh our bathrooms with toilet paper and to remove trash/recycle from the bins. It is quite a drive in, taking over an hour from Foresthill into French Meadows without any cell service and on a winding road that has few guard rails in the Tahoe National Forest. I highly suggest driving in during day time and with a group, if you're able to. It's definitely an area that you should stay at for more than one day, to make the drive in and out worthwhile.

Wonderful and spacious campground. Far from other campers and private restrooms.