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California · Nearby: west of the crest (CA)
Van Vleck Bunkhouse is in Camino, CA, listed on Recreation.gov. It has glamping or cabin units.
| Agency / operator | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Booking | Recreation.gov [Recreation.gov] |
| Max RV / trailer length | Not listed |
| Bear storage | Not listed |
| Season | Not listed |
| Hookups | Not listed |
Sources: Recreation.gov — Van Vleck Bunkhouse. "Not listed" means no source we use states it.
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Listed from $75 vs $65/night · 19.5 vs 23.3 mi from the middle of Lake Tahoe (straight-line)
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| Site | Sa 7 | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 001 cabin nonelectric | – | $75 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
John K ★ 4 · Oct 2025Was as advertised. The facility is comfortable and everything worked. Was a little too warm inside during the day (this is during September) Beautiful, restful setting on a meadow. Hiking opportunities are mostly along dirt roads in the forest, surrounded by trees.
Michael A ★ 1 · Sep 2025We did not go…Cancelled 2 days prior to going…. 2 wks before, we received notice of no fires in ring, how do you bbq?….next one week before no hot water heater; no hot showers, no water for dishes, 3 days before…well out, no potable water, bring your own and no way to flush toilets..family on way from LA and SF and all women over 70…What are we to do???? CANCEL!!!….Now they still haven’t refunded any of our fees like the 2 employees at the ranger office who told us they would 2 days before we were to go because some higher employee said since we cancelled within 2 weeks of the event, we are not to be paid the full amount….We paid and reserved back in February a cabin with no showers, no potable water, no toilet, no water heater…..WTF?? Wherz our money????…..and we never went to Van Vleck Bunkhouse EVER!!!!!
Andrea S ★ 1 · May 2025Wasn’t able to access cabin. Road wasn’t plowed. Would require 5 miles of snowshoeing to get there.
ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST PLACERVILLE RANGER DISTRICT
19.5 mi from the middle of Lake Tahoe (straight-line)
11.9 mi to Emerald Bay (straight-line)
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Van Vleck Bunkhouse is a single-site glamping cabin perched at about 6,000 feet on the flank of a small Sierra Nevada peak, overlooking a 40-acre meadow and the Tells Peak section of the Crystal Range. The simple two-room structure, built in 1957 and the last remaining building of the Van Vleck Ranch (a cattle operation from the 1860s 1960s), feels more like a restored backcountry cabin than a developed campground: the main living area has a kitchen, table and chairs, a gas log stove, a sleeper sofa and bunk bed, while the bedroom contains a queen bed and another bunk. A small 10x10-foot deck …
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Nearby parks (straight-line): Emerald Bay 11.9 mi · Sand Harbor 28.2 mi
This listing doesn't publish RV length limits — confirm your rig fits. Fly into Reno (~33 mi, ~55 min to Lake Tahoe, approx.) or rent locally.
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