About Shirttail Creek
Number of accommodations: 26
Campground Amenities
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Pet Friendly
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Potable Water
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (110)
What Guests Are Saying
Shirttail Creek Campground offers a great location with beautiful views, spacious and well-maintained sites, and easy access to the lake for activities like kayaking and swimming. Many visitors highlighted the friendliness and helpfulness of the camp host, Kevin, along with the cleanliness of the facilities. While there were some concerns about noise, bugs, and the closed dump station, overall, guests expressed a strong desire to return due to the peaceful atmosphere and enjoyable experiences.
What Guests Are Saying
Shirttail Creek Campground offers a great location with beautiful views, spacious and well-maintained sites, and easy access to the lake for activities like kayaking and swimming. Many visitors highlighted the friendliness and helpfulness of the camp host, Kevin, along with the cleanliness of the facilities. While there were some concerns about noise, bugs, and the closed dump station, overall, guests expressed a strong desire to return due to the peaceful atmosphere and enjoyable experiences.
Review Summary
CECILIA D
VerifiedOctober 2, 2023 β’ Stayed at: 019, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
We had a fabulous time camping here. Facilities were clean. Camp wasn't a far walk to the lake. Beautiful scenery everywhere. Boat launch facilities were great. Tables, fire put, BBQ, and bear box at the site. Water spickets located nearby. We will certainly be back.
nacisa b
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2023 β’ Stayed at: 022, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
Campsite 22 is a double site. We were a group of 9 and it fit 5 tents comfortably (2 large family size, 2 medium, 1 small), and could have still fit another 2 tents. The sight had 2 picnic tables, 2 grills, and 1 fire pit. The bathroom was a close walk (under a minute) but not in view from the site. There was 2 water stations near, 1 being at the bathroom. All the bathrooms were very clean and maintained. The lake was less than a 5 minute walk from the campsite and there were multiple bathrooms on the way. We enjoyed a few hours at the lake each day. It was very clean and pretty. Bring water shoes as itβs mostly rocks underneath. Everyone played in the water. We had floaties and tossed a football. Fortunately none of us got stung by the occasional wasp that came around every time we cooked but we did get bit a lot by the mosquitoes even though we wore repellent. We brought a netted canopy we put right over the picnic table and ate inside of it. This site had a good portion of shade with the sun draping in through the tall trees. We were able to enjoy most of the day without having to worry about sunscreen unless we went down to the water. Campsites are close together but we stayed during the week days following Labor Day weekend and only had a couple other campers who were not in view. Had we stayed during the weekend there definitely would had been people at the site right next to us very close in view and no doubt could hear everything. For that reason I would definitely not stay at this campground during a busy holiday weekend like Labor Day. Between the 9 of us we had 4 different cell providers and none of got service at all, not even walking around or at the lake. It was very nice to spend time with no one on their phones. It was an amazing family camping trip and we will definitely go back and book site 22 again.
Michelle H
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2023 β’ Stayed at: 003, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
Nice, clean and beautiful. Definitely going again
Jennifer F
VerifiedAugust 8, 2023 β’ Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
Beautiful, clean campground. Great camp hosts!
Jennifer F
VerifiedAugust 8, 2023 β’ Stayed at: 014, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
Beautiful clean campground. Polite and attentive camp hosts who tried to manage the noisy late party groups.
Erica T
VerifiedAugust 3, 2023 β’ Stayed at: 025, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
The site looked nothing like the pictures when we booked. We booked a triple site maximum 18 people. We only 14 with 4 tents. The only place to put the tents on flat ground was down a hill which was hard for the older folks to get up and down. There was one flat area for a small tent up closer but it was directly next the fire pit. Which was very small too. The site was too small and not much useable space. If you have a larger crowd youβre better off getting site 30 and 14 which is directly behind where we were at 25. The bathrooms were kept clean and smelled great. Camp hosts were polite besides accusing us of being the rowdy crowd at 1am (we were in bed by 11). Last night there a family was so loud up until about 2am. I get it people want to have fun. But they were blasting their music. Keeping us awake. Not sure where the camp host was at that time. Water was perfect.
Silvia H
VerifiedAugust 2, 2023 β’ Stayed at: 019, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
It is the first time that I go to this camp and the truth is that I was delighted, the place is very clean and the bathrooms smell super good, he is always waiting to wash them and supply them with paper, no setbacks. simply beautiful recommended 100%
Bryon B
VerifiedJuly 29, 2023 β’ Stayed at: 012, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
This is an amazing place great camp ground, great camp host very friendly . Thank you
Theresa H
VerifiedJuly 16, 2023 β’ Stayed at: 030, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
This year's experience was much better than last. No yellow jackets this year and the facility's manager was very friendly. This is a great swimming lake in a good location. The facility is clean and well taken care of. Looking forward to coming back!
William A
VerifiedJuly 3, 2023 β’ Stayed at: 007, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
The camp hosts were friendly and kept the place looking great. The best the campground has looked in the twenty years we have been going there.
Location Shirttail Creek
Address:
22830 Foresthill Road
Foresthill, CA, 95631
United States
From either east bound or west bound Interstate 80 take exit 121, Auburn Ravine Road to Foresthill. Continue east for 17 miles, to Foresthill. Travel through town, about 9 miles, to Forest Road 10/Sugar Pine Road. Turn left and continue 9 miles to the Sugar Pine Campgrounds road (approximately 1 mile after crossing the Sugar Pine Reservoir dam). Turn right and continue about 1.5 miles, turn left into the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.1419 / -120.786
Elevation: 1118 feet
Policies & Rules
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*** Large single unit RVs are not suitable for the campground roads. Even though a site might have a 40 foot parking space, a 40 foot long RV canβt navigate through the campground. Also please remember that site parking length includes trailer and vehicle.*** |
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Water Faucets:
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Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov. |
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This is not Sugar Pine Point State Park |
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Off-road vehicle use is prohibited within the Sugar Pine Complex, except for at the staging area near the turnoff to Big Reservoir, such as Sugarpine OHV and Parker Flat. |
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Utility hookups and showers are not available |
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Click here for more information on the Tahoe National Forest |