Fallen Leaf Campground

Very close to the restroom and water. The restroom is very clean. There was a bear trying to open my car's door at night.

Camp was clean. showers were good. Plenty of room in camp space.

We really enjoyed our stay. The staff were always extremely friendly and helpful. We loved the space between campsites and that campers were not on top of each other. The location was centrally located to South Lake sights and not to far from town. Will definitely stay heard again.

Beautiful time of year. Friendly hosts. Great experience.

The campsites are large so you don't feel crowded. Beautiful lake and stream. Just a great stay

This is absolutely a great campground.... with one exception.

The good - Very clean, well maintained sites, bathrooms, etc. Location is excellent with easy access to lakes, bike paths, hiking etc.

Exception: If you have a strong fear of bears I would not camp here. The bear situation is as bad as I have seen and I fear will eventually end poorly for people or the bears. There are at least 1-2 bears that are completely acclimated to people and go campsite to campsite in broad daylight looking for anything not locked in the bear cabinet. They will do this even if you are physically present at your campsite and are not scared off by noise. If you are cooking/eating you need to be ready to rapidly put all your food inside your bear cabinet as soon as you become aware that a bear is on the move (usually indicated by other campers using noisemakers or setting off their car alarms - which doesn't work). Then just wait for them to move on. I had one come into my campsite and paw at my bear box when I was only 25 feet away setting up my tent.

Ideally situated near Fallen Leaf lake, we had an enjoyable stay at the campground.
The site is ideal for RVs as there’s a 10$ dump station at its entrance.

The area is beautiful. The lake was great. We paddle boarded a lot. The water (at least in beginning of October) was quite chilly. The air temp was nice and warm. Bears. There are Bears. During the day we saw at least one Bear in the campground. At night we saw 2 Bears on separate nights. Maybe it was the same one, who knows. But they are there are they will eat your food or anything that smells good to them. Woke up in the middle of one night to screams of bloody murder women, kids, men, screaming and yelling BEARRRRRR!!!! But I don't think the Bears hurt anyone, they are just looking for food. We have a camp trailer so we felt secure. Tent folks may want to think twice, but again, the Bears seem more interested in food the people. Each site has a Bear proof food box. And the box is really large so you can secure a lot of food. The walk to the lake is a little bit even from the close end of the campground, but well worth it. We went to the beach across the street at the big Lake Tahoe Lake and the water was choppy and no way you would paddle board there. Fallen Leaf lake the same day was calm and smooth. No problem at all to paddle board or kayak. All in all it is well worth it and I would and will go again.
Verizon had one bar most of the time. Sometimes zero coverage. Mostly texts would work and calls would not.

Fallen Leaf is one of the best managed campgrounds we’ve seen. It’s a beautiful place, and the staff and hosts work hard to keep it clean and calm. Love it.

Great location and shade.