Shirttail Creek

SHIRTTAIL CREEK
SHIRTTAIL CREEK
SHIRTTAIL CREEK

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Fire Pit Fire Pit

Sites & Rates

Average nightly rates

26 total sites

RV Sites

25 sites

Tent Sites

1 site

About Shirttail Creek

Shirttail Campground is located on the north shore of Sugar Pine Reservoir, in the Tahoe National Forest, 15 miles from Foresthill. Visitors enjoy the area for its fishing, boating, OHV, and hiking opportunities. This facility is operated and maintained by the Tahoe National Forest.

Number of accommodations: 26

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - May 18 to Nov 15

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Fire Pit Fire Pit
Site Setup and Access

Site Setup and Access

  • ADA Accessible
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
  • Restrooms
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
  • BBQ
  • Fire Pit
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • Fish Cleaning Station
Water Access

Water Access

  • Boat Ramp / Launch
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

26 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 002, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 003, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 004, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 005, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 006, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 007, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
008, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK Tent
6 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 009, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 010, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 012, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 013, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 014, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 017, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 018, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 019, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 020, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 021, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 022, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 023, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 024, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 025, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 026, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 027, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 029, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 030, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK RV
No Hookups
Price not available

Reviews (129)

What Guests Are Saying

Shirttail Creek Campground is praised for its clean grounds, well-maintained campsites, and beautiful lake, ideal for swimming, kayaking, and paddleboarding. Many visitors appreciate the peaceful environment, starry skies, and friendly camp host, Kevin, who enhances the camping experience. While some noted issues like limited cell service and occasional bathroom odors, overall, guests enjoyed their time and expressed a desire to return.

Review Summary

4.3
129 reviews
5
58.1%
75
4
24.0%
31
3
7.8%
10
2
5.4%
7
1
4.7%
6

William A

Verified

July 3, 2023 Stayed at: 007, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK

5

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.

Theresa H

Verified

July 16, 2023 Stayed at: 030, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK

5

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!

Bryon B

Verified

July 29, 2023 Stayed at: 012, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK

5

This is an amazing place great camp ground, great camp host very friendly . Thank you

Silvia H

Verified

August 2, 2023 Stayed at: 019, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK

5

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%

Erica T

Verified

August 3, 2023 Stayed at: 025, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK

3

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 you’re 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.

Jennifer F

Verified

August 8, 2023 Stayed at: 014, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK

5

Beautiful clean campground. Polite and attentive camp hosts who tried to manage the noisy late party groups.

Jennifer F

Verified

August 8, 2023 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK

4

Beautiful, clean campground. Great camp hosts!

Michelle H

Verified

September 17, 2023 Stayed at: 003, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK

5

Nice, clean and beautiful. Definitely going again

nacisa b

Verified

September 19, 2023 Stayed at: 022, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK

5

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 it’s 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.

CECILIA D

Verified

October 2, 2023 Stayed at: 019, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK

5

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.

Location Shirttail Creek

Address:
22830 Foresthill Road
Foresthill, CA, 95631
United States

Highway access

Shirttail Creek is accessible via Interstate 80, with the nearest exit being exit 121 for Auburn Ravine Road. From there, it is approximately 26 miles to the campground via Foresthill Road and Sugar Pine Road.

Elevation: 1118 feet

Distance to downtown

18 mi drive to downtown Foresthill (about 32 min)

Policies & Rules

General

  • *** 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 can’t navigate through the campground. Also please remember that site parking length includes trailer and vehicle.***
  • Water Faucets: • While safe to drink, the potable water in the campground has a high iron content and visitors may wish to bring their own drinking water. • Visitors may not connect hoses to faucets for sanitation concerns. • Faucets are meant for drinking water only. For sanitation reasons there can be no bathing or cleaning at faucets. • All grey water must be properly disposed of at the dump station.  Trash: • Trash should be placed in dumpsters. If the dumpsters are full then trash must be properly stored in a bear box until the dumpster is emptied, or can be taken to the nearest dumpster. This is to avoid wildlife getting in the trash and dispersing it through the forest.   • Make sure to properly close/lock dumpsters to avoid wildlife getting in the trash. Campsite: • Camp only in designated camping areas. Areas beyond the campground could have hazard trees.  • Only park in designated parking spaces. Parking off of pavement in camping areas is prohibited. • No parking in or blocking road ways.  • Keep food in bear boxes at all times.  • If visitors need to hang things they can use rachets straps or bungees. Using screws, nails, and staples is prohibited.  • Stapling into the preparation tables and/or picnic tables is prohibited due to the damage it causes.  • Cutting or damaging standing trees is prohibited.   • Collecting dead wood is highly encouraged. Visitors must have a wood cutting permit to cut wood on the ground.  • DAY USE:   • NO Swimming on or around the boat dock/ ramp. Swimmers must stay 100 feet away at all times to keep a safe distance from boat traffic.  • Park in designated parking spots. No parking along painted curbs or by boat ramp.  • All vehicles must pay for day use parking at the Sugar Pine Day Use Area. The $5.00 Day use parking is not included in the camping fee.  Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. For current fire conditions or weather closures contact the American River Ranger District (530) 367-2224 (voice), (530) 367-2226 (TDD).
  • 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.
  • This is not Sugar Pine Point State Park
  • 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.
  • Utility hookups and showers are not available
  • Click here for more information on the Tahoe National Forest

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Last updated: September 1, 2026

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