July 13 - 18, 2025 - Tahoma Very nice campground. Some sites better than others; check the site map online before you book. Trailers are limited to 26 feet, and campers or motorhomes can be up to 32 feet. This campground is frequently visited by bears! Keep food and ice chests locked away at all times. Bear lockers are provided; use them, and keep them closed up tight. If you don't properly store your food and ice chests, you will most likely be visited by a ranger who may cite you, or a bear who will eat all your food. The bathrooms are small, just a few stalls, and you need to bring your own soap and paper towels. I didn't visit the showers so I can't comment on them. What I loved most was the access to a couple of forest trails (fire roads) right from the campground. They're dog-friendly as long as your pup is leashed, making them a perfect way to enjoy the fresh air and explore the surrounding woods. There's a trail to the beach, but dogs are only allowed partway; they're not permitted on beaches or dirt trails. read more

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A beautiful place to camp in Tahoma. Both times I camped at Sugar Pine Point Campground were great. There are some differences between the individual campsites, so prior to reserving a spot, check with your group and decide what your priorities are. You can choose individual sites or make it a party and book in the group camping loop. Each site features a water spigot, picnic table, bear locker, fire pit with grill, and concrete parking slab. You also have access to park rangers and camp hosts that sell fire wood bundles for $10 in cash. The bathrooms are well maintained. The bathrooms near the campsites I stayed at (157 and 107) both were separated by gender and had two flush toilet stalls and two sinks. There are also a few outlets in each bathroom. There are separate buildings with showers that charge by the minute. They're a bit pricey (if I recall correctly it's $1 for 3 minutes). Be sure to bring your own hand soap as the bathrooms don't furnish any. This campground is located at a convenient 1/4 mile walk from the west side of Lake Tahoe. There are a bunch of scenic trails that take you directly to the lakefront where you can walk, run, or bike. Just be careful, it can be a little bumpy or full of sugar pine cones. The campground also offers a ton of free activities! You can get a free kayak and history lesson, a free day of cross-country skiing, group hike, or meditate under the trees. Sugar Pine Point is the perfect blend of civilized and remote. You're deeply entrenched in nature while having all the necessary modern facilities. This is a must stay but watch for bears! read more

Sugar Pine Point Campground - Campsite - Campgrounds Near Me - Tahoma, California

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Good overall campground for a Lake Tahoe camping trip. My biggest complaint is the showers are so far away from the campsites. Verizon reception is poor if that's important to you. Otherwise good camping on the west side of the lake. read more

Typical of campgrounds like DL Bliss, this campsite has spots with a parking space, picnic table, fire pit, public bathrooms, $10 bundles of firewood, and a bear locker, which is crucial considering that our section of camp was up at 5:30am scaring away a pair of bears, one of whom tried climbing into my chair as I yelled at him from my tent like some kind of shrink-wrapped snack. My section of the campground was on the opposite side of the highway separating us from the lake, but the website claims two miles of lake frontage, but I'm convinced they mean the state park, not the campground). The lake is a 1/4 mile walk across the highway from the entrance, though the spots are a mile deep. This park didn't appear to have any trails (DL Bliss had two). This park seemed to offer more activities (walks, talks, etc) and the spot itself was very large, making it harder for my wife to find all my middle-of-the-night pee puddles. The bear activity made this both a pro and a con. In a pinch, we would return to this campsite, but we like to start our days and end our nights watching our fires and these fire pits are too tall to watch the wood burn. I understand it's good in deflecting wind, and that it's a minor thing, but important to my wife. And I like to keep her happy. She can be worse than a bear. The worst was that there was no cell reception at our site- I had to drive out of the park to make a very spotty call. Despite having what appears to be staff in our section of the campsite (#168), the campsite was unusually loud a good hour before and after Quiet Hours. Quiet hours are quiet hours, fools- if you don't want to play by the rules, stay home if you want to talk all night like you have headphones on in your backyard. Per Lake Tahoe campsite rankings, Sugar Pine was ranked: #9 for Best of South Lake Tahoe by PlanetWare for the tall shady pines and large, well-spaced sites; #8 for Best Tahoe Campground by CampsitePhotos for year-round access and natural beauty; #8 for Best Tahoe Campground by RVLife for bear activity; #4 for Best Introductory Car-camping Destination by IngasAdventures; #2 by AtlasHeart for Best West Tahoe Camp (for cross-country skiing and the clear General Creek); and #1 Best Campground by Go.Campendium for decent-sized spots, serenity, and massive pine cones. read more

First time staying at this campground.. It was a little remote for me. But it was so peaceful and beautiful made up for it. I was disappointed that we did not see one bear. The bathrooms are clean but they're small and no place for your cloths. The price was right. Everybody was super friendly especially the maintenance/ranger that came around every morning. read more

Sugar Pine Point Campground - Peaceful - Campgrounds Near Me - Tahoma, California

Stayed in group site 70 over the Memorial Day weekend. This campsite is super close to the lake and the sites were very clean. There's the standard picnic bench, fire pit, bbq grill, and bear box. There's also a water pump. There's flush toilets (single stall), and showers (single stall also). They closed off half the bathrooms which was annoying but I never had to wait to use it. The showers were spotless and there was actually hot water. It's $1 for 3 minutes. Amenity-wise this is definitely one of the best campsites I've stayed in, so I can see why it gets booked up fast. It seems they also kept half of the campground closed temporarily due to COVID. There is definitely bear activity so please keep anything evenly remotely scented in the bear box! read more

Sugar Pine Point Campground - Campgrounds Near Me - Tahoma, California

Beautiful campground! Only warning about this campground is bears. You will have activity every day. It's wonderful in my opinion. Bike/Hiking trails surrounding the area including a ski trail. 1$ for a 3 minute shower which I believe is a little pricey for only a short amount of time when your covered in dirt. I'm truly impressed with this campground though and will definitely be returning next year, hopefully when there's no fire bans! Thank you again California State Parks for maintaining a wonderful site. read more

Sugar Pine Point Campground - Campgrounds Near Me - Tahoma, California

There was one particular park ranger with a vendetta for us while we camped here. We are avid campers, usually average about 30-40 nights of camping per summer, and never have we ever experienced such a rude and disrespectful park ranger. We are well packed, and well practiced in the art of camping. We are usually very organized. And we have camped around bear lockers frequently. This particular park ranger, she was driving by the first night and literally told us that "aside from the chip we were putting in our mouth, that everything, EVERYTHING, needed to be in the bear locker at all times." We couldn't even have what we were actively eating off our plate out. We have 4 people in our family so usually we have a plate in the middle we all pick off of, well obviously that was not ok according to this particular ranger. She then rolled by our camp the next day, came to an abrupt stop, got out and walked over to our camp. We were in the process of roasting s'mores. I was actively getting something out of the bear box, and she threatened to cite us and kick us out for the night for not having the bear box closed at all times. I was standing in front of it putting away our s'more supplies and closed it at she was walking up. I was ACTIVELY in the box!! Neither time did we have food sprawled everywhere. Both times we were actively eating. We didn't leave any food out unattended that we were not actively eating or using. We didn't have ANY issues with bears in our campsite during our stay, we didn't even see one!! This itself made the whole experience at this campground very unpleasant. We couldn't even sit and enjoy a meal at the table at our campsite without getting bothered by this ranger on MULTIPLE occasions. We felt like we were just constantly watching over our shoulder for her to roll up in her truck and make threats towards us. The family next to us got kicked out of the campground for the same reason on a Saturday night at 6pm when they had 2 days left on their reservation. The ranger we dealt with was VERY rude in her approach towards our family, even the kids noticed and commented on how mean she was. Her behavior was unnecessary and in all for. We will not be coming back here, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else. Very unhappy overall with the "feel" to the campground, it's not worth the headache. There are much more pleasant and welcoming campgrounds in Tahoe that offer an overall better experience. read more

Great please to camp I just enjoy whit my family and we meet sometime bears just great

I love this camping site, rangers are very friendly and are always checking on everyone. Bathrooms are well kept. The campsites are not next to each other, which gives you privacy and quiet. I love that you have signals on your phone when camping. read more

Beautiful campground. Definitely bears present though- there are lots of campsites but it's amazingly quiet- except for the whistles dvd horns all night from people trying to scare bears aware from campsite. Not much sleep in car but a very cute curious bear placed his huge paw on my car door and stared at me about 0500 am- he looked disappointed at our bare campsite of good. I'll never forget the thick accent from This huge nearby family saying "bear coming" all night, for some reason I loved this part. Priceless memories but if you need sleep bring ear plugs and clean your campsite. read more