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Bear Valley Campground

Free camping

Campground · USDA Forest Service · Tahoe National Forest Fees: Free Status: none Reservations: No reservations are available. First-come, first-served. Bear Valley Campground is a remote, small campground with 10 campsites suitable for tents or RV's. It is popular with OHV enthusiasts wanting to use the nearby Bear Valley OHV area. The campground is located six miles east of Little Truckee Summit on the Cottonwood Creek Road. Elevation: 6700 feet. Non-potable water, treat before drinking. Official page: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tahoe/recarea/?recid=55598 Source: USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go.

Official information from the managing agency. Fees, seasons and closures change; check before you go.

Camp spots nearby

• Sardine Peak LookoutCabin, lookout or rental
• Cold CreekPaid or permit campsite
• Cottonwood CreekPaid or permit campsite
• Upper Little TruckeePaid or permit campsite
• Lower Little TruckeePaid or permit campsite
• Sagehen Creek CampgroundFree camping
• Emigrant GroupPaid or permit campsite
• Logger CampgroundPaid or permit campsite

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