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Lower Little Truckee Campground is located along the Little Truckee River on Highway 89, about 11 miles north of Truckee. Its convenient location makes it a great base camp for a variety of recreational activities, including fishing, hunting, hiking and biking. This facility is operated and maintained by the Tahoe National Forest.
Fishing for rainbow and brown trout in the Little Truckee River is a popular activity enjoyed by visitors to the area. The surrounding area offers hiking and biking trails.
The campground offers single-family campsites, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided.
The campground is situated on the banks of the Little Truckee River, at an elevation of 6,100 feet. A forest of lodgepole pine, aspen and juniper trees covers the area, offering partial shade. A few sites overlook the river.
The Town of Truckee, 10 minutes south, offers all the amenities of a year round recreational mountain town with Interstate highway connectivitiy including top notch restaraunts, resorts, and hotels, grocery stores, gas stations, shopping, and historic sites. Lake Tahoe is located 30 minutes away and offers excellent boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and scenic driving opportunities as well as dining, shopping and lodging options. Stampede Reservoir and recreation area is a 35-minute drive southeast of the campground. Sardine Lakes, within beautiful Lakes Basin, is a 40-minute drive northwest, via the Golden Chain/Highway 49. Other recreational opportunities include Donner Camp Interpretive Trail, Overland Emigrant Commemorative Trial, Prosser Pits OHV area, and numerous hiking, mountain biking, and OHV trails.
From either east bound or west bound Interstate 80 in Truckee take exit 188, Highway 89 north to Sierraville. In aproximately 11 miles turn left into the campground.
Great location and easy to access from the freeway. It's an amazing location.. right on the Truckee river. You can listen to the rushing river as the sleep at night under the stars. This spot looks really small from the map view but it's pretty spacious. Defiantly a great family spot
First off it says it's for trailers 35 and below...I would not take a 35 footer in there we have a 30 and that almost to big ....the camp host singled us out to come and say our truck was in the road(we weren't even set up yet.....) and that generators have to be off by 10....but other people came in to camp and she didn't even talk to them....over all if you're camping in a tent it's fine but for trailers would not!!!! It was a tight fit but we managed to get it backed in!!!!
Overhead airplanes are constant throughout the night felt unwelcome alone with my dog. Beautiful views with a Berkeley preservation camp along a trail that ends at the highway. Very astray vibes there.
