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Big Reservoir Campground

Tahoe National Forest · California · Recreation.gov

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Big Reservoir Campground is usually sold out. Get a free email when a cancellation opens: pick your dates and we check Recreation.gov every 30 minutes.

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About

Big Reservoir Campground is adjacent to a privately operated lake and associated Morning Star Campground consisting of an additional 100 campsites. Use of the lake and associated facilities at Morning Star are subject to a $25.00 fee not associated with your reserved campsites at Big Reservoir Campground. Please contact the campground office at (530) 346-3028. For facility specific information, please call (530) 346-3028.Big Reservoir offers vault toilets and drinking water. Each Campsite has one table and a fire ring with cooking grille. Camp supplies like firewood are available at the adjacent Morning Star Campground Office.

Morning Star Campground and Big Reservoir are adjacent to this campground.  Sugar pine OHV Staging area nearby provides access to miles of Off Highway Vehicle trails. Sugar pine Reservoir offers fishing, boating, and swimming and is located 9 miles away.

Availability at Big Reservoir Campground

CampFinder checks Recreation.gov every 30 minutes, around the clock, and emails you when a booked-up night opens back up. That catches most cancellations, which sit open for hours; at the few campgrounds that refill in seconds it can miss the race. Set up a free availability alert for Big Reservoir Campground.