Snag Lake Campground
Snag Lake Campground has 12 undesignated (first come, first serve) campsites with space for small trailer use- vault toilets and lake water source, purify before drinking. Most sites have views of the lake. This area offers an abundance of beautiful high mountain lakes with a variety of accessibility along with scenic rugged geological features of granitic ridges and glacially serrated rock outcroppings.
More like this: first-come in California · tent only in California
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Season | May 21 to October 15 |
| Forest | Tahoe National Forest |
| Booking | No |
| Rules | Non-motorized boats only. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 39.6705° N, 120.6268° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedPnf Rx
25 mi from the campground
- PrescribedPnf North Quincy Wcsl Rx
27 mi from the campground
- PrescribedTnf East Zone Rx Fire Support
27 mi from the campground
- PrescribedLoafer Creek Dwr Vmp Rx
44 mi from the campground · 68 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 24.4 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Upcycled Adventures ↗ | 30 mi |
| RV sales & service | DeMartini RV Sales ↗ | 38.3 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 1.4 miSalmon Lake -Boat Ramp Boating Site ↗Boat launch
- 3.5 miPacker Lake - Picnic Site ↗Day use
- 4.5 miSierra Valley Shooting Range ↗OHV / range
- 7.5 mi
Trails nearby
- 0.1 miGold Lake Highway ↗6 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 0.1 miGold Lake Highway ↗8 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 0.3 miChurch Meadow Loop1 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 0.7 miHoward ↗5.6 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 0.7 miChurch Meadow Loop1 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 0.7 miMills Peak2 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Tahoe National Forest, which overlaps Plumas National Forest.
- inTahoe National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,181,139 acres
- inPlumas National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,431,953 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Can I bring an RV to Snag Lake Campground?
Snag Lake Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Snag Lake Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Haven Lake Campground (0.2 mi, first-come), Goose Lake Campground (0.6 mi, first-come), and Gold Lake Campground (1.1 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby