About Alpine Meadow Campground
Number of accommodations: 24
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Canoeing
Fishing
Hiking
Kayaking
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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Pet friendly
River Access
Water Access
- Lake Access
- River Access
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (418)
What Guests Are Saying
Alpine Meadow Campground offers a quiet and well-maintained environment with spacious campsites, making it a great choice for those exploring the Tahoe/Truckee area. Many visitors praised the cleanliness of the facilities and the helpfulness of the host. However, caution is advised regarding potential health concerns from tall grass, and some noise from nearby trains and the airport may be an issue for light sleepers.
What Guests Are Saying
Alpine Meadow Campground offers a quiet and well-maintained environment with spacious campsites, making it a great choice for those exploring the Tahoe/Truckee area. Many visitors praised the cleanliness of the facilities and the helpfulness of the host. However, caution is advised regarding potential health concerns from tall grass, and some noise from nearby trains and the airport may be an issue for light sleepers.
Review Summary
Phil S
VerifiedOctober 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 2, Loop:
This once very well kept campground has been in decline over the last few years. The relatively new campground hosts do little to nothing to ensure campers find a clean/prepped camp, they no longer rake the dead pine needles away from the fire pit, nor do they even check to see if the bear boxes have anything in them from the previous campers. On one stay I found a full bag of trash in our bear box when we arrived for one of our 3 stays here this summer. I took it to the trash.
On another stay this season the urinal in the men's bathroom was completely backed up with urine the entire time we were there. I took a picture of the condition but NEVER saw the campground hosts to point it out to them nor should anyone have to..
We arrived on another stay a day late but early in the morning on the second day of our reservation only to find our site was occupied. Seems the campground hosts had not put up our occupied tag for the day of our arrival/length of stay. So, the couple just took our spot. The woman in our campsite assured me she'd looked on Rec.gov and the site was available. I showed her my printed reservation that clearly showed that the night they stayed there was already reserved and paid for by us. She just shrugged her shoulders. Had our tag been put on the site like it should have been, this wouldn't have happened.
The campground now requires you to arrived no earlier than 2pm and depart no later than noon. We had been using this campground for years/decades when this requirement was enacted. When we questioned why, we were told it was "to give the campground hosts time to clean and prep the campsites." Well then, clean and prep the campsites.
It would be easy to blame the relatively new campground hosts but the Corps of Engineers are letting it happen. They have a facility sitting adjacent the campground. They drive thru the campground. They should be the ones letting the hosts know they are not doing their job...
Phil & Karen
Phil S
VerifiedOctober 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 2, Loop:
This once very well kept campground has been in decline over the last few years. The relatively new campground hosts do little to nothing to ensure campers find a clean/prepped camp, they no longer rake the dead pine needles away from the fire pit, nor do they even check to see if the bear boxes have anything in them from the previous campers. On one stay I found a full bag of trash in our bear box when we arrived for one of our 3 stays here this summer. I took it to the trash.
On another stay this season the urinal in the men's bathroom was completely backed up with urine the entire time we were there. I took a picture of the condition but NEVER saw the campground hosts to point it out to them nor should anyone have to..
We arrived on another stay a day late but early in the morning on the second day of our reservation only to find our site was occupied. Seems the campground hosts had not put up our occupied tag for the day of our arrival/length of stay. So, the couple just took our spot. The woman in our campsite assured me she'd looked on Rec.gov and the site was available. I showed her my printed reservation that clearly showed that the night they stayed there was already reserved and paid for by us. She just shrugged her shoulders. Had our tag been put on the site like it should have been, this wouldn't have happened.
The campground now requires you to arrived no earlier than 2pm and depart no later than noon. We had been using this campground for years/decades when this requirement was enacted. When we questioned why, we were told it was "to give the campground hosts time to clean and prep the campsites." Well then, clean and prep the campsites.
It would be easy to blame the relatively new campground hosts but the Corps of Engineers are letting it happen. They have a facility sitting adjacent the campground. They drive thru the campground. They should be the ones letting the hosts know they are not doing their job...
Phil & Karen
Michael S
VerifiedOctober 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 7, Loop:
Best secret of Truckee and Tahoe
Michael S
VerifiedOctober 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 7, Loop:
Best secret of Truckee and Tahoe
Bellie Jo S
VerifiedOctober 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 6, Loop:
We liked campsite 6. There’s enough distance between the other campsites and it’s close enough were your car is accessible. It’s also close to the restroom.
Bellie Jo S
VerifiedOctober 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 6, Loop:
We liked campsite 6. There’s enough distance between the other campsites and it’s close enough were your car is accessible. It’s also close to the restroom.
Brenda D
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 22, Loop:
Excellent location. Various types of sites. Wish they weren’t in shade so much. Plan on returning.
Brenda D
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 22, Loop:
Excellent location. Various types of sites. Wish they weren’t in shade so much. Plan on returning.
Jackie H
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 11, Loop:
The place was clean, quiet, and sooo beautiful. Enjoyed every minute of it.
Jackie H
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 11, Loop:
The place was clean, quiet, and sooo beautiful. Enjoyed every minute of it.
Location Alpine Meadow Campground
Address:
11989 Martis Dam Road
Truckee, CA, 96160
United States
From State Highway 267, turn onto Martis Dam Road. Continue on Martis Dam Road for approximately 1.2 miles. Tur miles. Turn right a 0.2 miles to the campground entrance. You have now arrived at the entrance to Alpine Meadows Campground.
Alpine Meadow Campground is accessible via State Highway 267, which is approximately 1.2 miles from the campground entrance via Martis Dam Road.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.3205 / -120.122
Elevation: 1785 feet
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Site types & loops
- Campers must stay within the designated boundaries marked by pea gravel.
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Last updated: June 5, 2026
