Warning
GeneralPlease Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicles will be charged a per night fee that is collected at the campground.
About Fallen Leaf Campground
Available sites
193 total sitesSeasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Site Setup and Access
- ADA Accessible
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Restrooms
- Showers
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- BBQ
- Fire Pit
- Campfire Ring
Parking and Transport
- Parking
On Site Services
- Fish Cleaning Station
Water Access
- Boat Ramp / Launch
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (1350)
What Guests Are Saying
Fallen Leaf Campground offers beautiful, well-maintained sites with clean bathrooms and a friendly atmosphere, making it a popular choice among campers. The location provides easy access to Fallen Leaf Lake and surrounding trails, contributing to a positive camping experience. However, some reviews mention issues with specific camp hosts displaying unfriendly behavior and the campground becoming crowded at peak times.
What Guests Are Saying
Fallen Leaf Campground offers beautiful, well-maintained sites with clean bathrooms and a friendly atmosphere, making it a popular choice among campers. The location provides easy access to Fallen Leaf Lake and surrounding trails, contributing to a positive camping experience. However, some reviews mention issues with specific camp hosts displaying unfriendly behavior and the campground becoming crowded at peak times.
Review Summary
Derrick R
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 130, Loop: AREA FALLEN LEAF CAMPGROUND
Beautiful, clean and very well maintained.
Vincent W
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: AREA FALLEN LEAF CAMPGROUND
My favorite campground. It is clean and kept up! All outdoor activities are here. The staff is friendly and helpful. Make sure you store your food properly in the bear boxes. There are plenty of bears that aren’t bashful and are out at all hours of the day and night.
Jason H
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 187, Loop: AREA FALLEN LEAF CAMPGROUND
Everything at this campground is low-key, but wonderful. The staff running the check-in station were extremely friendly, helpful and engaged. It's nice that you can purchase tokens for showering onsite and you don't have to go far for the restrooms. The campgrounds are situated closer together than Nevada Beach, but the sites on the periphery are quite expansive. The only drawback was the bears. The last night of my most recent stay, 4 separate bear sightings occurred about an hour apart starting at 8PM. This was accompanied by MANY people screaming, blowing car and air horns, starting cars, banging pots, etc. Yes, I get the necessity of moving the animals along, but from the sounds of it, the sightings didn't occur in the same location each time. If you are in a RV or trailer, no biggie. I was in a tent, alone, and it made getting sleep even that much more difficult.
I would go back, but reconsidering the use of tent here.
Pamela H
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 079, Loop: AREA FALLEN LEAF CAMPGROUND
campground was clean and staff was friendly and helpful
Ed M
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 127, Loop: AREA FALLEN LEAF CAMPGROUND
Campsite was in good shape, neighbors quiet, Fallen Leaf has been my fave for years now. I learned to be more careful about bears after one got trapped in the car of a camper across from me and ripped the interior apart trying to get out. Yikes. Folks, take them seriously, keep food out of the car, and by all means lock it.
Derrick R
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 130, Loop: AREA FALLEN LEAF CAMPGROUND
Beautiful, clean and very well maintained.
Vincent W
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: AREA FALLEN LEAF CAMPGROUND
My favorite campground. It is clean and kept up! All outdoor activities are here. The staff is friendly and helpful. Make sure you store your food properly in the bear boxes. There are plenty of bears that aren’t bashful and are out at all hours of the day and night.
Jason H
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 187, Loop: AREA FALLEN LEAF CAMPGROUND
Everything at this campground is low-key, but wonderful. The staff running the check-in station were extremely friendly, helpful and engaged. It's nice that you can purchase tokens for showering onsite and you don't have to go far for the restrooms. The campgrounds are situated closer together than Nevada Beach, but the sites on the periphery are quite expansive. The only drawback was the bears. The last night of my most recent stay, 4 separate bear sightings occurred about an hour apart starting at 8PM. This was accompanied by MANY people screaming, blowing car and air horns, starting cars, banging pots, etc. Yes, I get the necessity of moving the animals along, but from the sounds of it, the sightings didn't occur in the same location each time. If you are in a RV or trailer, no biggie. I was in a tent, alone, and it made getting sleep even that much more difficult.
I would go back, but reconsidering the use of tent here.
Jennifer N
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 156, Loop: AREA FALLEN LEAF CAMPGROUND
Great campground with good amenities, showers, shade. In general, people good about quiet hours. But a lot of barking dogs one night and a rowdy group being loud and playing loud music another night. The music got turned down after about 20 minutes, so it seemed the camp host did a good job. Some campsites a long way from the lake so I wish I’d had a cart to get my paddle board down to the lake. Wonderful lake and location. Will definitely go back!
Tim T
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 096, Loop: AREA FALLEN LEAF CAMPGROUND
Great campsite and good people.
Location & Directions for Fallen Leaf Campground
2165 Fallen Leaf Road, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 United States
Elevation: 1,931 ft
Highway access
Fallen Leaf Campground is accessible via US Highway 50, which is approximately 10 miles to the north. This highway connects to major routes leading to South Lake Tahoe and surrounding areas.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
General
- Please Note: One vehicle per single site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicles will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground. Yurt fee includes one vehicle.
- All campers must register at the campground entrance kiosk. Using the pre-check in will require you to check in with the campground office upon arrival.
- Reservation holders must be present at check-in
- Forest Order No. 19-15-01: Prohibits camping for a combined total of no more than 14 days during a calendar year (January-December), forest-wide. Visitors may book campsites annually but the maximum stay may not exceed a total of 14 days each calendar year (January-December).
- No cooking is permitted inside yurts. Smoking in yurts is prohibited.Yurt rentals do offer electricity for the provided electric light and space heater. There are no additional electric plug-ins.
- Pets are allowed at all tent and RV sites (a maximum of two pets per site); pets are not permitted in Yurts. No pets on the Beach.
- The campground is available by reservation only; first-come, first-served sites are not available.
- Maximum of six people per site and 1 RV per site.
- Transport or introduction of aquatic invasive species is illegal. Please keep boats clean, drained and dry, and dispose of any debris away from all water sources.Click here for more information.
- 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 click here for further information Fire Restriction
- Reserved Sites will be held until the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests.
- 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.
- Click here for more information about Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralPlease Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicles will be charged a per night fee that is collected at the campground.
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Last updated: October 22, 2026