Campground

Camp Richardson Resort Campground

South Lake Tahoe, California

Historic lakefront resort with a campground a short walk from a Lake Tahoe beach.

Price
About US$53-106 per night
Booking
Book ahead
Sites
84
Camp Richardson Resort Campground
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Camp Richardson has been hosting Tahoe visitors since the 1920s. The campground and resort sit in the pines beside Lake Tahoe's south shore, with a beach, bike hire, a restaurant and an ice cream parlour on site. It is one of the busiest, most family-friendly stays on the lake.

Good to know

  • Rent bikes for the paved Pope-Baldwin path
  • Book months ahead for July and August
  • Beach is a short walk from the sites
Best time
Summer weekdays
Open
Roughly May to October
Getting there
Paved, off US-89
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

Facilities

  • Fire pits
  • Picnic tables
  • Powered sites
  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Drinking water

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