FS · Tahoe National Forest
Sardine Peak Lookout
Nothing here fits 38 ft of 1 sites
- Longest for your rig
- 15 ft
- Booking
- Reservable
- Hookups
- none
- Entry
- Back-in only
- ADA sites
- —
- Elevation
- 8,143 ft
- Vehicles
- up to 2
At 8,143 ft, expect nights below freezing well into June, water systems shut off outside a short summer window, and a long climb to get here. Nothing published says when it opens — call before you tow.
Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut
Every bookable site
Too short for 38 ft — 1 site
Within 60 miles
| Map marker# | Campground | Distance | Sites | Longest for your rig | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Little Truckee | 5 mi SW | 22 | 70 ft | none · pull-through |
| 2 | Lower Little Truckee | 5 mi SW | 15 | 45 ft | none |
| 3 | Emigrant Group | 6 mi SE | 4 | 45 ft | none |
| 4 | Logger Campground | 6 mi SE | 202 | 50 ft | none · pull-through |
| 5 | Cold Creek | 7 mi W | 13 | 25 ft | none |
| 6 | Cottonwood Creek | 7 mi W | 48 | 45 ft | none |
Everything else on record
- Bookable sites
- 1
- Longest driveway
- 100 ft
- Max occupancy per site
- 4
- Reservable sites
- 1
- Coordinates
- 39.5402, -120.1879
- Nearest place
- Sierraville
- Phone
- (530) 994-3401
- Elevation
- 8,143 ft
Sources
- Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from
https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/252037· retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain - USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from
https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json· retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain