Fallen Leaf Campground

The campground was very nice, clean and organized. However, there was an older female camp host who took her job to the extreme. We have a small dog and we were getting ready to take a walk with him and had not leashed him yet. She was so rude and nasty. She told me that I needed to put him on a leash immediately. I was shocked at how she approached me.
Later in the evening my husband and I were walking with our small dog on a leash, and we had moved over to the side of the road to let a car go thru. It was her! She asked me if I needed something, I said no. She said well I work here and sped off.
She should not be a camp host at all. She should be a policeman. Not a very friendly camp host. She is just too old and mean to be a camp host.
She needs to take classes on how to be nice!

Dont mess with the Bear! We stayed at Fallen Leaf campground and had an enjoyable experience. Never saw bears while we were there, but my daughter loved seeing all the squirrels, chipmunks, and bears. We were toward the back of the campground in a site close to Fallen Leaf Lake. Many sites were spaced out nicely, but others were grouped very close together. Great if you are with a group that requires multiple sites, but not so great if you want a bit of privacy.
The bathrooms were always clean, although those that had the showers were a bit wet. The walk to Fallen Leaf Lake at the back of the campground was short and easy. We would stay here again when visiting the area.
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Fallen Leaf Campground offers many campsites that are great for beginner level campers. This site will offer you the outdoors with the amenities of home such as a nice bathroom and a shower. Some of the other sites I have been too have bathrooms but no shower. The bathrooms and showers are kept clean and are actually pretty nice. The campsites themselves are kept clean and most of the campsites are easy to get in and out of with a trailer or RV of sorts. A few might be a tight squeeze if you have a fairly large trailer. But just make sure to ask the staff and let them know the size of your rig so there won’t be any complications. They know the size of each campsite and can give you a yes or no if your rig will fit.
Fallen Leaf Lake itself is beautiful and the water is very clear. I like waking up to a beautiful backdrop like this. It is a pleasant place to be and would high recommend getting a space here. Make sure you follow all the rules so as to not infringe on the camp ground rules. One it will make the camp ground staff uncomfortable and might put you in danger. The main reason I say that is because of the possible bear intrusion on your campsite. I know most people might see these guys and just think oh it’s just a bear. Oh man you would be in for a surprise how strong they are and how dangerous they can be. So keep all your food stored properly and minimize the possibility of a bear coming on to your campground.
From my experience with the staff they were friendly and eager to answer any questions I had. They were also very accommodating to whatever needs I needed. They told my because I am coordinator for a large group of people they can accommodate 20 – 30 people. They just need to know when and which site you would like. They made it very easy for me.
They also have a store on the campsite so you can buy little souvenirs and other items you might need for your stay at Fallen Leaf Lake. This is a really a nice place for a family oriented stay/​camping experience. Good for little children and a adults who want to just be in the outdoors but not rough it out. If you are into hardcore camping being on a campsite would not suite your needs. But as I was saying if your just looking to be in the outdoors with some of the amenities of home this is the best place for you. I hope my review helps you. Thank you for reading.

Stayed for 4 days in August and was the perfect relaxing get away 4 weeks prior to our wedding.
Each site has a fire pit, BBQ grill, table and benches. Lots of interesting animal sounds at night, there are bear warnings and bear proof box, but we haven’t seen/​heard any.
Tips: Bring quarters for shower. Wear comfortable shoes for the hike, it’s very rocky, some steps are as high as 3 feet. Hide your foods/​snacks, squirrels and birds snatch them.
Very spacious site, plenty of room between you and your neighbors. Lots of shadows to hide from the heat. Short walk to the beautiful lake. Lots of restaurants, coffee shops and grocery stores within few minutes drive, so you don’t have to pack so much food.
Lake has different water activities, such as kayaking, swimming and boating. In the summer, you can bring a tube and just float :) Dog friendly almost everywhere– Must be on leash at the campsite, but there are a few dog parks within 10 min drive.

We stayed in June of 2015 and had a blast! We camped with some friends and had campsites 92 and 93. We were provided with a fire ring, table and bear box. There was running water at the campsite next to us, which helped with dishes :)
The restrooms were super clean! There was hot showers and I believe it was 4 minutes for 2 dollars. It was a little chilly when we went so these showers were much appreciated!
Make sure to keep your bear box locked! We had visitors when ours didn’t click closed completely.
The lake was beautiful and a 5 minute walk from us. We kayaked, swam and fished. We didn’t catch any fish but my husband did find a local fishing spot that was for kids and free!
There are lots of stores around so if you forget anything, it’s okay! We overpacked because we had no idea what was around. This year we can pack a lot more lightly.

Parked on the campgrounds, fee free. Found the nearest trail head, and followed it to the lake. Stayed a few hours late afternoon until the evening breeze made it a bit too chilly.
This place felt like a secluded gem. Only a handful of other families enjoying the lake. A group to our left and right, both conscious of each other’s spaces.
The water was as clear as could be. Yea the water is cold, but its still work dipping your feet into. Check out the pics attached!

Quiet, beautiful, nice folks, clean, close to beautiful Tahoe spots. Couldn’t be better!

Clean campground and bathrooms
Big PRIVATE showers with strong water pressure ($ 1 per min, quarters only)
Close walk to the Fallen Leaf Lake
Each campsite was reasonably big and is 100 feet from the next campsite so you get some privacy.
Host was nice and gave us some info about local trails.
I cam here during the Marathon weekend, and it was still fairly quiet.

Nice campground — large enough sites where you feel like you are out on your own just a bit and not on top of each other. Bathrooms were clean, showers were VERY nice for a campground. No road noise that we could hear.
Only complaint is there is no enforcement of «Quiet Hours». Our neighbors across the street in the yurt were out of control obnoxious until 3am.

Only stayed here for a night before heading to backpack tallac. I like that this campground allows same day reservations online, since we found a site by luck which had a same day cancelation. We arrived at 11pm at site 119 and it was large and spacious and shaded and very flat. The restrooms were very well maintained as well. Did not get to hang out by the lake but we did see it from the summit of tallac and it was lovely. I would bring family here and do a weekend camping trip next time.

The best camping I’ve ever done. Fall Leaf Campground is close enough to civilization where if you need essential supplies you can get them, and isolated enough where you still feel like you are in the wilderness. This place took my breath away. It is beautiful.
I’ve been here a few times and each time the sites were clean and well-​maintained. I often see the rangers drive around during the daytime. It’s great seeing their presence around. The bathrooms were very clean, surprising for a campground. Our site came with a fire ring and standing grill along with a table and bear locker.
One ranger did come up to us to remind us of the bear siting, as they make frequent appearances at Fallen Leaf Campground. As long as you store your food properly you should not have any issues. The lots are pretty big. You can fit two cars in the parking lot. Make sure to bring a canopy to cover yourselves over the table while you’re eating. I’ve also had no issues finding flat ground at each of the sites I have been at.
The winning factor for this campground is Fallen Leaf Lake walking distance from your campground. The spectacular view of what I think is Mt. Tallac is absolutely gorgeous. One of the most amazing views I have ever seen. It looks unreal. All this at the tip of your fingers at Fallen Leaf Campground.
The lake is beautiful and the campground also boasts a general store at the entrance of the campground. If you’re looking for easy, comfortable, stress-​free and beautiful camping, then Fallen Leaf Campground is the place to be.

My husband and I were going backpacking last weekend, leaving from the Glen Alpine trailhead at the end of Fallen Leaf Rd. Highway 50 was completely closed due to a fire in Kyburz so we had to take a different route, which made us too late to begin our trip without hiking in the dark, so we decided to see if by chance Fallen Leaf Campground had any sites. We drove up and it looked packed. The girl who greeted us confirmed they were completely full. We contemplated sleeping in our car at the trailhead which would’ve been okay but we had our dog and it would have been a bit uncomfortable in our little Honda Accord, haha.
We drove a couple miles down the road and got some food at Jalepenos (good mexican food!) while deciding what to do, and I thought, I wonder if they give away no-​shows at a certain time, so on our way back to go sleep in the car, we stopped and gave it one last shot. They had an open site! They were so friendly and accomodating. We had to wait a while but anything was better than sleeping in the car! We were very grateful. And the lake is SO beautiful!
It’s not their policy to do that kind of thing and you only get 1 night (which is all we needed). If you stay here make sure to make reservations online in advance.

Beautiful area place if you don’t mind being in a camp run by natzi’s! For the first time in 45 years of vacationing here our family had extreme problems with the campground host! Her name is Jenny, but none of the people running the show would work with us or try to help.
We had too many people for the site because more family members showed up than we thought. Okay, we understand the reason for the rules, but work with us. We were willing to pay for another site, but they said no. We asked to be put on a waiting list for cancellations or no shows, and they said they don’t do that. We overheard another camper saying they had over reserved campsites and they said «sorry, no refunds» to them without regard to us. They said they were going to call the sheriff if we kept more than 6 people in the site. They counted infants, toddlers and 3 year olds as part of the six. So, the 2 family groups of 4, of which 2 of the four were infants, broke the six person limit. Fine, but then work with us to get another campsite. How many families in the United States have more than 6 people???
Jenny lied to us and said 2 tents were maximum allowed per campsite, she told the 8 year old that her electric motorbike toy couldn’t be ridden in the road if not licensed, (WTF?), she yelled at the other kids that they couldn’t play in the driveway next to us because a camper might want to park there (there was no camper in that spot for 2 days), she told my husband and I that the park could not accommodate us because the limits weren’t being adhered to. She also told another camper they could not have 3 vehicles in a campsites even after being told that the camper was just loading stuff and would be gone in 15 minutes. Jenny swore in front of the little children when she went into a bathroom and didn’t like the mess she was stuck cleaning up. If our parking ticket for each day wasn’t posted by 10 AM Jenny would scold us that we need to get that done. We also got in trouble because one vehicle had one tire off the pavement. She and her cart mate drove circles around our campsites over and over and over staring at us. Really? We are on vacation!
Also, when we asked why another camp got to have 7 or 8 people the response was, «that’s not my circle».
My mother was a campground host for 12 years in Salmon Idaho. I know how difficult it can be to work with the public. The key to succeeding is to actually work WITH them, not against them!
My husband and I (both psychotherapists) ended our vacation early with our son and our grandchildren to help the rest of the family have their vacation. Please keep in mind there were many, many sites that were empty for the two nights we were there and we were willing to pay for them, and there were many sites with 7 – 8 people in them.
We will not end our family tradition and we will try to get more camp sites next year. I’m hoping the campground can get some hosts that are friendly and helpful instead of punishment oriented. Here are some suggestions.
1. Get hosts that don’t hate the work and know how to smile.
2. Relax a bit, most people want to get along and be reasonable.
3. Don’t lie to guests about rules.
4. Have a waiting list for overflow guests to try to accommodate. Not for call ins, but for people actually at the campground.
5. Let people know camp slots will be given away after a certain time unless they schedule for late arrival.
6. Understand that people will behave badly when they feel pushed into a corner and harassed.
7. Learn to work WITH guests, not against them!!!

Not a place for families anymore
My family and I have been coming to fallen leaf my whole life. It was my favorite place in the whole world. I loved it so much I got married there last year. Unfortunately the staff are absolutely unbearable! We have a large family and this year we had some people show up ahead of schedule and we didn’t have enough sites to accommodate the 6 person rule. Mind you, the reason we were over is because my sister and I each have a daughter and a son under 3 and my brother has an infant still nursing. The hosts, Jenny and Bill, started harassing us from the moment we got there because our tire was on the gravel. Then they started counting us. They circled our site every 30 minutes counting out loud or taking notes on a piece of paper. While we ate they glared. It was incredibly uncomfortable.
All the while there were sites all around us with more than 6 campers. Jenny and Bill also did nothing about the extremely large and extremely loud group of campers right across from us, or the campers next to us who sparked their camp fire at 11pm after quiet hours and talked and laughed loudly through the night. Those people were incredibly impolite! Isn’t that exactly why they have these rules? Why would anyone waste their time on a petty war about 6 people on a site when there are actually people breaking the rules and annoying the other campers?
Jenny and Bill called the «ranger in charge» Wilma after their attempts to harass my aunt and uncle prompted my parents to intervene. Wilma seemed slightly more reasonable at first, we managed to get another camp site and things calmed down until the next morning when Wilma, who had also been stalking us realized that only 4 of our large party moved over to the other site and not six (again, our party was families with babies) after that Jenny and Bill continued to stalk and harass us about the number of people on our site, and various other trifles, like the kids playing to close to an empty campsite. We had another site reserved for the next night so we made sure that everyone had a place and tried to move on.
I thought the worst was over until we returned from the lake to find that Jenny, Bill, and Wilma called the police and they searched my brother’s site while we were gone! We are a family on vacation not criminals! The last night I was there I watched Jenny and Bill clean the bathroom. Jenny made eye contact with me, put her hands behind her head, kicked her feet up on the dash and laughed. I decided in the moment I was not going to be party to this nonsense anymore. I am an adult and we should be able to talk this out. On my way out the next morning I was pleased to find Wilma working the check in window. I told her that this had gotten out of hand and explained Jenny’s terrible behavior from the night before. Wilma said «so exactly how many people are on site 32 now if you are leaving?» And she handed me a comment card and told me to fill it out. I told her this behavior was terrible and I am going to go to the internet now because this is not okay. She told me that she had a stack of complaints from Jenny and Bill because we were harassing them and trashing the bathroom. We are adults, this did not happen. So she told me to «fill out the comment card and I’m sure this all will come out even in the end.» She then told me, if I’m going to post things on the internet that I be sure to write that my family lied and we broke the rules.
So… My family lied and we had more than 6 people on our site (sorry nursing mother an infant still counts as a person) I am a liar and a rule breaker because I wanted to spend time with my family in my favorite place… I am also naïve because I expect the camp host to be kind helpful and reasonable adults, But Wilma, Jenny and Bill you are cruel, tactless, unreasonable, and vindictive. What does that make you?
Of course there are plenty of staff at this campground who are kind and I hate to make them guilty by association, but if you have a family with more than 6 people I wouldn’t take my chances of having a run in with These people. My only hope is that sometime soon the management at this campground realizes the toxic personalities that are running it and takes steps to remedy this situation as soon as possible for the sake of keeping this a wonderful, family friendly environment.

One of the best camp grounds in Tahoe region. The site are very private and large with lots of room to move around. You are not packed like sardines like some of sites (sugar pine campground).
There are plenty of bathrooms and also many showers in the area as well.
There will be some bugs and mosquito, so make sure to bring some bug spray with you.
The firepit we had was more than adequate and there was a metal bar available to move around the firewood without burning your hands.
Quiet hours are 10pm but there is no one to enforce it when we were there. A group next to us were making loud noises until 1130pm and they had no camp etiquette unfortunately. however, you may run into this problem anywhere.
Overall, a great camp site and we will come back there again. Recommend this over Sugar Pine Campgruond though

We stayed in site number 99. It is a very big site with lots of room to roam around. A lot of the parking spaces for the trailer are lined with wood posts/​big rocks and we didn’t have a ton of room right next to the trailer but we loved this site. It is a shame they say only 6 people to a site. There is plenty of room here for a several tents. I believe they allow 2 tents or 1 tent & 1 trailer. The walk to the bathroom is fast and just across the way. The campground was SO quiet. The most quiet campground I have stayed at. I think all sites have a picnic table, big fire pit and bear box. our table was big and beautiful.
5 – 10 min easy walk to the opening to the lake. The lake was clear and so beautiful great panoramic picture. Safe for the kids to swim in BRING WATER SHOES its all rocks but you can see right down to the bottom even as you go far out. Our site had a lot of giant black carpenter ants which I was nervous about at first. But it seemed just as you stepped down they got scared and ran away. None of us got bit. There were mosquitoes of course, and what looked like giant robber flies (see google)
The bathrooms were clean. The showers are $ 1 for 3 minutes QUARTERS ONLY! Cute little general store that has quit a bit of things you might forget like olive oil, propane, butter, batteries ect
We will definitely stay here again.

We’ve spent the past few days at Fallen Leaf, and it was an awesome choice! We have just one more night at this beautiful location (*_​*) Finishing out our camping trip, we ended here in Tahoe, and while snow season is over. hiking and camping is ready to roll! Roll, like your sleeping bag. Not an RV camper. Yeah, we went TENT camping! This campground is cute, close to Fallen Leaf Lake and absolutely stunning. I think it would be a great spot for winter too. And relatively inexpensive, around $ 30, but it’s Tahoe so it’s expected to be slightly more than some people are expecting but it’s also a touristy area. Therefore, price raise. So for the area, inexpensive.
The campgrounds are plenty spacious, we had 2 4 person tents, and there was plenty of room still at our site. The parking are could’ve fit one or two more cars other than our suv, but I believe you have to pay for any extra cars other than the one they allot you. The showers and bathrooms are located pretty much in between all the camp sites, and it’s like $ 1 per 3 minutes for a shower. Grab your lover to save soap, money and water (^_​~) Serious drought guys! Each camp site also come with a picnic table, fire pit and bear locker to store your food away. Use it, because it can happen. A few campers had their tent sniffed at and rummaged through the night before we came in according to the grandpa. Also, our camping neighbors were close, but not on top of us, plenty of space between.
The lake is gorgeous, and within walking distance of most of the campsites, and has such amazingly clear waters. It was possibly more gorgeous than Lake Tahoe. yes, I said that. It wasn’t crowded and the water was cool, and clear. There is fishing available, but the hiking is even better with many centrally located trailheads near Fallen Lake, and the surrounding campgrounds. Personally, I would comeback for the hiking alone because it was so nice, and the trails are accessible, and fun. The terrain makes it easy for hikers of all skills to have an enjoyable trip, and take in some beautiful views. Some SKYSCRAPER FREE VIEWS!!! Hallelujah!!! It’s a very family friendly location all the way around.
The only downfall I could see is with RVs, and the size. The campground isn’t so compatible with those babies. Definitely seemed aimed more for tent camping. RVs leaving had a hard time navigating the sites to back in and out of the spots. The road isn’t very wide either, just under a 2 lane road, and you’ll be squeezing to the side to let them pass. But other than that, I will still give Fallen Lake 5 stars! Family friendly and full of pure beauty!
(P.S. shout out to the fellow Wen girl camper who found my bottle at the showers and left a note with her campsite! Thank yoouuu!!!)

Nice, clean campground. Think there’s 200+ sites. All sites are big, wide, each with a picnic table and fire pit. Plenty of bathrooms w running water, and several showers. Look for the newer buildings.
Showers are $ 1 per 3 minutes. Quarters only. And we could not find a change machine anywhere. Had to drive to the General Store at Camp Richardson.
Showers were hot with great water pressure. However, no way to control the temp or pressure, kind of weird.

Booked two nights at Fallen Leaf Campground last weekend for my boyfriend’s birthday. I booked online and paid about $ 32 a night, which is pretty pricey if you ask me. We have camped many places and I’ve paid less ($ 20 a night) for sites that are just as good. Still a nice site nonetheless.
We had dinner in Incline Village Saturday night so we didn’t even get to the campsite until about 9:00 at night. Finding the sites at night is incredibly difficult as the number posts are pretty small, so try and come before it gets dark. The sites are a good size and have a pit, standing grill, large picnic bench, and a good-​sized bear locker. The bathrooms are quite nice and clean and they offer showers, which is an added bonus. It does cost a dollar for every 3 minutes, however, so bring quarters accordingly.
Sites were close together, but not too close. We had no problem sleeping at night as everyone around us was pretty quiet around that time. However, come morning, I could hear people laughing and kids screaming pretty early. Word of advice: if you’re going to bring kids or laugh it up, at least be courteous and wait until it’s a little bit later. We weren’t even sleeping in late, so that wasn’t the issue. Just try and be a little more mindful of the people around you.
Because we came in late, we had to check in at the kiosk in the morning. Wasn’t an issue and we got our car tag (that you must put on your rear-​view mirror) and slip you put on the number post. They do sell wood at the kiosk and it comes in a bundle of 6 and costs $ 7. We had to buy multiple bundles and it didn’t last long as the wood burned extremely quick. I suggest buying wood elsewhere and getting a better deal.
There is a message board at the front of the campground near the kiosk that has information about biking, fishing, trails, etc. We tried using this to find a trail and it just didn’t work. We ended up at a nice public beach but not a trail. We ended up driving down Fallen Lead road a little ways and found an area around there to hike.
Overall, this was a nice campground and the staff we did talk to were very nice and helpful. It was clean and looked to be well maintained. Like I said before though, I’ve paid less to camp at comparable, or even better, sites.

I really liked this campground.
Online reservation required.
Well organized and clean. Each site has a bear locker, a fire ring, and a picnic table set.
The rest room is very clean, light is on all night.
drinking water available.
Car campingsite, but each site is rather big and separated. so a bit close to wilderness camping. can see lots of stars at nigt.