Lake Tahoe - East Shore

US Forest Service · Nevada

Lake Tahoe - East Shore in Nevada. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 103 public campsites we map in Nevada.

The east shore of Lake Tahoe is located on the Nevada side along the west slope of the Carson Range. Access to this mostly undeveloped side of the lake is via Highways 50 and 28. Recreational opportunities found on the east shore include water activities, camping, hiking, horseback riding, downhill skiing/snowboarding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Coordinates

39.10630, -119.96000

Nearest sites we map

• Zephyr Cove Rv & Campground11 km · US Forest Service
• Nevada Beach Campground14 km · US Forest Service
• Mt. Rose Campground23 km · US Forest Service
• Mount Rose (Nv)23 km · US Forest Service
• Desert Creek Campground76 km · US Forest Service
• Sportsmans Beach Campground112 km · Bureau of Land Management

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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