Silver Creek-truckee

Great spot close to Tahoe city and the lake!

Great campground with river access.

Perfect site - literally steps from the Truckee River. Location between Tahoe City and Truckee was perfect!

Fund public parks

Campground site was clean and campers were largely respectful of one another. We know the USFS is doing their best under difficult conditions precipitated by executive branch management.

beautiful location. Yes, the road is noisy, but if you are close to the river you don't notice. The camp host is really nice and helpful!

Only about 22 min drive from North Lake Tahoe with a nice river running behind the camp ground and a campground trail alongside that same river with beautiful views. We had one of the "walk in" sites - we had to walk down from a small parking lot to our site. It's a bit steep, a bit rocky, and not even a half of a mile so it's not real hard but if you have any sort of physical ailment, these sites definitely aren't for you. That said, the walk-in site was beautiful because it was practically overlooking the river. Bring some mosquito repellent and enjoy the amazing view each morning :)

2 things to keep in mind:
1) DISHES: There is running water from spigots but they don't allow washing of dishes - I ignored this (and no one said anything to me about it) since I think washing a few dishes is better for the environment than using a bunch of disposable stuff. So just FYI: There's no sink for washing dishes at the camp.
2) BATHROOMS: The bathrooms were very clean and smelled nice when we arrived on Friday but by Sunday they really stunk and there were a couple of times without toiletpaper - overall still better than most campgrounds for sure! Not a big deal imo (because I'm camping afterall!) but just a heads-up!

First time camping in CA, we drove down from WA. Lovely camping spots with access to the Truckee River along a short trail. Brought my fly rod and caught a couple of rainbow trout. Site #4 had a bit of privacy, was near the water fill up, restrooms and the garbage. The campground manager was friendly, and camp ground was a good loop to walk our dogs in the mornings. Would recommend and would rebook for future trips.

Very peaceful view along the river and nice to have the sound at night. Downside of site 23 is you have to carry things to site, which I missed but overall great experience.

Site #10 is very small. It is directly across from the parking lot area intended for tent campers (camping down by the river), and crowded. Consider booking this site if you have a smaller vehicle only. There were a lot of ant piles in the site area and it was unlevel. We had a rooftop tent so this was not an issue but it may make it difficult for a ground tent. Recommend booking one of the larger sites away from this parking area if you have a larger vehicle.