# Fallen Leaf Campground

- URL: https://laketahoecampgrounds.com/stays/fallen-leaf-campground-1838
- Run by: USDA Forest Service (Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit) (public land)
- Book on: Recreation.gov <https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232769>
- Guest rating: 5.0 from 1363 reviews (Recreation.gov)
- Coordinates (per listing): 38.926376, -120.046995

Listing facts below come from the Recreation.gov listing.

| Fact | Official (source) | Listing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Max rig length | — | Longest RV site listed: 187 ft (187 of 187 RV sites list a length) |
| Hookups & power | — | Hookup type not listed for RV sites |
| Pull-through / back-in | — | 23 pull-through, 173 back-in |
| Road & site access | — | 190 paved site driveways |
| Pets | — | Allowed |
| Generators | — | Not listed — check with campground |
| Quiet hours | — | Not listed — check with campground |
| Cell signal | — | Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 1 (486 reports), AT&T 1 (386 reports), T-Mobile 1 (230 reports) |
| Starlink / satellite | — | Not listed — check with campground |
| Water | — | Not listed — check with campground |
| Shade | — | 195 of 196 sites that report shade are listed as shaded |
| Booking | Recreation.gov: individual sites up to 6 months ahead, group sites up to 12 months ([Recreation.gov — Fallen Leaf Campground](https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232769)) | — |
| Price | — | Lowest listed rate $47/night (live price once you pick dates) |
| Stay limits | Most National Forest campgrounds at Lake Tahoe: 14-day limit per calendar year and six people per campsite ([USDA Forest Service — Lake Tahoe Basin: Camping & Cabins](https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/laketahoebasin/recreation/camping-cabins)) | 14 nights max |
| Getting there | — | 11.8 mi from the middle of Lake Tahoe · 3.7 mi to Emerald Bay (straight-line, not driving) |
| Bear & food storage | Forest Order 19-24-03: all food and refuse not personally attended must be in a bear-resistant container; use the campground's bear boxes and wildlife-resistant dumpsters ([USDA Forest Service — LTBMU Food and Refuse Storage (Forest Order 19-24-03)](https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/laketahoebasin/alerts/food-and-refuse-storage)) | — |
| Season | Typically open mid-May through mid-October; 2026 opening May 22 ([Recreation.gov — Fallen Leaf Campground](https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232769)) | — |

Amenities (per listing): coin showers, flush toilets, host, ranger station

HTML version with live availability: https://laketahoecampgrounds.com/stays/fallen-leaf-campground-1838