Silver Creek-truckee

Tahoe National Forest is not being managed for people. It has turned into a logging operation, and it's devastating to us that have loved this area for a long time. You would think because it is Lake Tahoe, the priority is supposedly the lake, tourism, they would be sensitive to destroying the very thing people come to the forest for--THE FOREST. But they are logging the forest now, industrial scale, a lot of destruction, while the campgrounds, the recreational facilities go unmaintained. It's terrible. We thought there was all this advocacy for the forest and the lake. It was all safe and protected--but it's not. We are seeing stumps and logging in places we have never seen it before. Who are these people letting this happen? These are STILL OUR public lands. We don't know ANYONE who wants Lake Tahoe Forests LOGGED, so obviously, they don't care about the public. The other sad thing is with the way things are now with the climate heating everything up, we are seeing places where the forest does not come back or it comes back looking sick. Please speak out. Regarding the campgrounds along 89, there are too many campsites in them and they are congested in the summer. The roads are narrow and unmaintained. Maybe instead of LOGGING, maintain the campgrounds and picnic areas???
Re: do not select campsite, 21. It should be removed as a campsite. It's terrible. First you can't get TO IT. There is a giant boulder in the drive-in for the campsite that makes the entry very narrow not to mention you can hit your door/car on it when you open it. Also the other two campsites below completely overwhelm and dominate the whole area and there was a truck from the adjacent campsite blocking our ability to even DRIVE INTO the campsite. The other two sites are so large, accommodate so many vehicles, the upper parking area for the one next door actually BLOCKS entry into Site #21. Overall, terrible experience. We ended up just leaving in total frustration.

I love the campgrounds. This particular host didn’t check the DARs and drove into our campsite at 12 waking us up from our nap. Stating he’s checking campfire rings. However when a neighboring camper in 27 had a fire at night and in the morning he did not come by. We do not set fires while camping as I’ve worked in recreation the last couple seasons out of the Nevada city office. Other than that it was great. Bathrooms hadn’t been cleaned in about 5 days according to the log on the bathroom door.

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.