Sardine Campground

in Tahoe National Forest

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.

Sardine Campground

Sardine Campground is located 1 and 1/2 miles north of Bassetts on the Gold Lake highway and 1/2 mile south west on the Sardine Lake Road. It has 29 campsites- 15 have space for trailers. There is vault toilets and piped water. Sardine Campground is located in a lodgepole pine forest with Sardine Lake nearby for fishing and swimming. This area offers an abundance of beautiful high mountain lakes surrounded by scenic rugged granitic ridges and glacially serrated rock outcroppings.

Before you go

Season

May 21 – October 15

Reservations

Reservations accepted

Fees

$24 per site $5 for extra vehicle

Restrictions

Camping outside designated campground is prohibited in this area

Make it a night on a better road

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