FS · Tahoe National Forest

Dark Day Campground

1 of 10 sites fit 42 ft

Book 4T

Longest for your rig: 44 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 1,996 ft

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

Fits your 42 ft rig — 1 site

4T44 ft limit · back · paved · 40 ft wide

Too short for 42 ft — 3 sites

1D29 ft limit · back · paved · 30 ft wide 2D29 ft limit · back · paved · 30 ft wide 3D29 ft limit · back · paved · 30 ft wide

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 6 sites

10no rigs permitted · back · paved · 20 ft wide 5no rigs permitted · back · paved · 20 ft wide 6no rigs permitted · back · paved · 30 ft wide 7no rigs permitted · back · paved · 20 ft wide 8no rigs permitted · back · paved · 15 ft wide 9no rigs permitted · back · paved · 20 ft wide

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Garden Point Boat-in Campground CA · tent-only	1 mi W	16	—	none
2	Schoolhouse Campground (CA) CA	1 mi SW	55	92 ft	none · pull-through
3	Hornswoggle Group Campground CA	1 mi SW	6	80 ft	none
4	Cottage Creek Campground (CA) CA	3 mi SW	9	99 ft	none · pull-through
5	Madrone Cove Boat-in Campground CA · tent-only	4 mi NW	10	—	none
6	Carlton CA	8 mi NE	17	55 ft	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 10
Longest driveway: 46 ft
Max occupancy per site: 18
Reservable sites: 10
Coordinates: 39.4294, -121.1080
Nearest place: Camptonville
Phone: 530-478-6253
Elevation: 1,996 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/10039887 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain