Madrone Cove Campground

in Tahoe National Forest

The managing agency’s description mentions a closure. Read it below and confirm before you drive out.

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.

Madrone Cove Campground

***Campground closed due to hazard trees and construction. Madrone Cove Campground is a boat-in only campground located on Bullard’s Bar Reservoir. There are 10 single family campsites with vault toilets. Bullard’s Bar Reservoir provides yearlong fishing opportunities for an array of fish. This is a great place for swimming, boating, and water skiing.

Before you go

Reservations

Reservations accepted

Fees

$24/Night

Restrictions

Boat in only

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.