About Kit Carson Campground
Number of accommodations: 7
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (57)
What Guests Are Saying
Kit Carson Campground is praised for its cleanliness, beautiful setting among pine and aspen trees, and excellent camp host, Mark, who provides valuable information and maintains the facilities well. While some reviews mention highway noise and the presence of ants, the campground offers good-sized sites, easy access to fishing in the Carson River, and a cozy atmosphere. Overall, visitors recommend it as a hidden gem for a peaceful getaway.
What Guests Are Saying
Kit Carson Campground is praised for its cleanliness, beautiful setting among pine and aspen trees, and excellent camp host, Mark, who provides valuable information and maintains the facilities well. While some reviews mention highway noise and the presence of ants, the campground offers good-sized sites, easy access to fishing in the Carson River, and a cozy atmosphere. Overall, visitors recommend it as a hidden gem for a peaceful getaway.
Review Summary
Stephen W
VerifiedAugust 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: Upper Loop
Close to hwy good and bad. Water and rest rooms close. Restrooms clean.
Glenn S
VerifiedAugust 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: Lower Loop
Stay was generally good, except when I arrived at 9 PM there were people in my site. There was no signage indicating that the site was reserved by me, even though after speaking with the camp host the next day he confirmed my site had been reserved. Had to stay in an alternate site the first night.
Susan K
VerifiedJuly 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: Upper Loop
We enjoyed our 4 day stay in camp site #8, which we thought was the best one in the campground. It was peaceful and more protected from the highway noise. There was a space for our trailer, a separate area with bear box, grill and table and yet a third area nestled in between giant boulders where we set up our "reading room". It was heavenly. Kimo was camp host during our stay and kept the restrooms neat and every thing else in order. We had no cell service, but we don't care. It is worth the tranquility of the location.
Charles C
VerifiedJuly 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: Upper Loop
West Fork of the Carson River was running full!
Taeyen S
VerifiedJune 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: Upper Loop
Our host, Kimo, was such a wonderful person. He greeted the guests pleasantly and provided helped when we needed. We were surprised how clean the bathrooms were kept. We made reservation for campsite 9 and 6, but upon arrival we had to reserve site 8 because site 9 was too steep to put up a tent. 6 and 8 were great however. This is why I would give a 4 star.
Ryan P
VerifiedSeptember 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: Upper Loop
Pretty solid campground, but a little close to the road.
Amy H
VerifiedAugust 26, 2022 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: Upper Loop
This is a well kept small campground with great hosts. It is near the highway but kind of hidden and the traffic is not that loud. Most of the sites including #6 where we stayed are shady and have some privacy. We were directly across from the host site but our site behind the pad was large and still felt secluded. There is a stream between the campground and the highway and there are many lakes and hiking trails nearby.
Jacob W
VerifiedAugust 24, 2022 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: Lower Loop
Such a cute little site! If you are tent camping you probably don’t want a tent bigger than a 4 person size tent though (at least for site 5). We had an 8 person tent and had to set it up on the parking spot. But such a lovely river, great fishing, and the hosts were great! Will be returning
Ryan T
VerifiedAugust 23, 2022 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: Lower Loop
Neat spot right on the river.
John C
VerifiedAugust 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: Upper Loop
Wonderful small campground in a great location. Good base for hiking and photography. Our site #11 was nestled between rocks and surrounded by Aspen and Jeffrey pines. Highway noise not intrusive.
Location Kit Carson Campground
Address:
P.O. Box 104
Markleeville, CA, 96120
United States
From South Lake Tahoe, take Hwy 89 over Luther Pass to the 88/89 interchange. Turn left on 88; go approximately 1 mile to campground entrance on your left. From Gardnerville, Carson City or Minden, Nevada, take Hwy 395 to Hwy 88. Head south on Hwy 88 for approximately 19 miles to the campground entrance in Woodfords Canyon on north side.
Latitude & Longitude: 38.7768 / -119.895
Elevation: 2092 feet
Policies & Rules
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Caution: this bear country. Be prepared to keep your camp clean and food stored in appropriate storage containers. |
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This campground has small parking spurs. Please verify your vehicle size before making your reservation. |
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A per day, per site, daily fee will be collected for extra vehicles on-site. |
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Opening and closing dates are subject to change due to existing weather conditions. |
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Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org. |
