Zephyr Cove RV & Campground

The place to stay on the busy SE of Lake Tahoe. The wooded setting at the campground is very nice!

Campground was over crowded, management did not enforce camping rules so people were camped everywhere doubling up on many sites. Two of our three nights we had rogue campers pulling in after dark and setting up on our site.

If you are planning on spending your time at the beach on Lake Tahoe this is your spot otherwise I would find other accommodations

It was a great time. We booked at a walk up site. Our site (#30) was somewhat on a hill so every morning I woke up in the bottom corner of my tent. There is a very steep hill to walk up to the sites so you’ll definitely get a workout. At about 3am the last night we were there a bear sat on me and my dog sleeping in our tent. I pushed it off of us and then looked out the door of my tent with a flashlight to see it slowly walking away (probably wondering what shoved it off the tent). We were there for the 4th of July and my birthday (July 5th). On the 4th the front of the park including he beach was extremely busy (think spring break Florida). Everyone was shoulder to shoulder. We were there 3 nights though and that was literally the only night it was like that. Every other night was super chill. There are showers and restrooms that are cleaned regularly. Lots of nice trails for hiking (if you’re ok with steep incline hiking). The staff was mostly people on work visas from Europe who really didn’t know much about the campground or area. They were super friendly and helpful wherever possible though. Will definitely be staying here again.

This is a beautiful campground. It’s huge. At the upper end are some very nice tent sites shielded by trees. The shower was clean and access to the beach is just across the street. I’m not sure why the check in is across the street. This is pricey. You’re paying for convenience.

Only stay in campsite 27 if you are best buddies with the campers in sites 24, 25, and 28. The map makes it look like there is a path between all sites, but that is not the case. You have to walk THROUGH the other sites to get to 27 and when you have to walk all of your gear in, it's many trips through your neighbor's site. Not to mention how tight these sites are together! Honestly, you need to be best buds with the other campers.
We went into it knowing it's a walk-in site, but heads up, it's a pretty steep hill to pack everything up... and there is not a view. Pro tip- bring a wagon and don't stay in site 27 (or 24 or 25)!
We love camping and we love Tahoe, but we will not be going back to Zephyr Cove to camp. The one great thing about the campground is access to the beach, but it's a much better deal to stay somewhere else and pay the parking fee to enjoy the beach. I don't like leaving reviews such as this, but I wish someone had written it for us to read before booking. I hope this helps when making your decision :)

Beautiful area, great campground. However, we did have one problem. After a somewhat windy night, we woke up to a shattered SUV windshield. A pine cone from a surrounding tree fell and hit the windshield on the passenger side. Just be aware that those beautiful pine trees can be dangerous and cause damage.

Great campground!!

A Very crowded RV campground. We had Site # 132 which was terrible! A small site with a sloping pad, we were just able to level the RV. There were three transformers surrounded by a wooden fence about 8 feet from our Door. And the site was at a 45 degree angle from the site next to it, so we & they could looking each others sites giving very little privacy. And to top it off, on the other side of the RV was a slight ravine which was the storage place for all the parks excess stuff!! Terrible view from inside the RV.... Don't think we'll back there again!!!

Friendly staff, beautiful views, great location! I would highly recommend!