Carlton

This place is perfect for a quick and light camping trip. Super easy to get to anyone can drive this. The drive is nice and being next to the water was relaxing. The camping spot we reserved had its own river access with no way of any others being able to access or take over. There was a nice little beach area where I spent most of my time at. The bathrooms were stocked. There was running water. Downieville is a short drive away. We had some great food and coffee there. I will definitely come back to this camping spot in the future.

We loved this place! Beautiful trees, enough sunlight coming through. Beautiful Tahoe National Forest.

Very nice get away. I could hear Rivet and crickets all night. Stars were amazing

The bathroom was clean. The presence of workers was reassuring. The overall experience did not disappoint and I plan on camping at Carlton next year.

Arrived right after a rain storm, and though things were a bit damp, the campsite was fine. Bathrooms were clean and there was plenty of to toilet paper. The river was wonderful as usual. The rangers were very helpful in answering some questions, and said it was o.k. to move to an unoccupied space...

always my peaceful place to relax.

No maintenance done at all. They charge $24 a day and they don’t even clean the Porta potty except for once per week on Mondays. Every site said reserved but for the entire week that we were there not one other person showed up in any of the other spots that we wanted. Kinda fishy. What is the purpose of closing down 95% of the spots? Doesn’t make sense. this is been happening for a couple of years now.

It was very nice up there. Stayed in campground 9. Seen a rattlesnake under the table in the campgrounds and there were no rattlesnake signs was my only issue. Other than that it was a great camping trip.

Lovely spot.

Nearby campers were playing loud music throughout the day and into the evening. Otherwise, nice enough. The pit toilets are old but seem well taken care of. They didn’t stink!