William Kent Campground
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Write a Review 1995 W Lake Blvd. Tahoe City, CA 96145 530-543-2600 Reservations: 877-444-6777 Official WebsiteGPS: 39.1396, -120.1544
Overview of William Kent Campground
Last Price Paid: $18
Reported by Richard n Mary on 12/19/2023
Longest RV Reported: 41 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by NotLostAtAll on 10/20/2022
Number of Sites 84
Pad Type gravel
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally May-October
Elevation 6,233 ft / 1,899 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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lgehring asked on 12/15/2023
No dump? Where do people go to dump? Also, generator hours?
Reviews of William Kent Campground 13 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 6/17/2021
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Last reported 10/3/2023
“Short walk to beautiful Lake Tahoe”
Reviewed 12/19/2023
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 55 |
Overall Rating
We camped here at the end of September, our rate of $18.00 per night reflects our Senior Pass discount. The campground is located in a heavily forested area of pine trees, creating plenty of shade and comfort. Lake Tahoe is a short walk from the campground with beach access, restaurants and stores are also nearby. The campground dri... more
We camped here at the end of September, our rate of $18.00 per night reflects our Senior Pass discount. The campground is located in a heavily forested area of pine trees, creating plenty of shade and comfort. Lake Tahoe is a short walk from the campground with beach access, restaurants and stores are also nearby. The campground drive and pad are paved, trash containers and water were located nearby, as well as very clean restrooms. Our campsite had plenty of shade trees, spacious and private, with table, fire ring, and bear box. The campground hosts were friendly and helpful, overall a great camping experience.
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Richard n Mary would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Very Clean”
Reviewed 10/3/2023
| Nightly rate: | $36 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 64 |
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Very clean, friendly staff. No power not even in bathrooms but the toilets are flushing. Full T Mobile reception.
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camper-800233 would stay here again
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“Beautiful campground, helpful hosts”
Reviewed 10/20/2022
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
| Site Number: | 80 |
| RV Length: | 41' (Fifth Wheel) |
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We originally planned to stay for just one week, but we decided to stay two weeks in part due to this great campground. We booked a site that was big enough for our big rig, but the super narrow road enforce with trees and rocks made it impossible to get into the spot. The hosts were super helpful and found a spot where we could get in... more
We originally planned to stay for just one week, but we decided to stay two weeks in part due to this great campground. We booked a site that was big enough for our big rig, but the super narrow road enforce with trees and rocks made it impossible to get into the spot. The hosts were super helpful and found a spot where we could get in. For big rigs, sites 70+ are easier to get into.
Pros: Beautiful with tall pines everywhere.
Cons: Narrow roads, campers parking in a way that crowds the road, and poorly trimmed trees that make navigating the campground with a big rig difficult.
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NotLostAtAll would stay here again
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“Convenient CG crammed in between two neighborhoods”
Reviewed 11/28/2021
| Days stayed: | 4 |
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| Site Number: | 024 |
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We spent a few nights here in summer 2021 in a small trailer + truck that fit plenty fine on our site. Spigots everywhere. Flush toilets, but the bathrooms had no lights at night (weird). Lovely camphosts. Bear boxes at every campsite, which we used since a bear had come through just a day or so before we arrived. The good: Conve... more
We spent a few nights here in summer 2021 in a small trailer + truck that fit plenty fine on our site. Spigots everywhere. Flush toilets, but the bathrooms had no lights at night (weird). Lovely camphosts. Bear boxes at every campsite, which we used since a bear had come through just a day or so before we arrived.
The good:
Convenient to a small pebble beach on the lake (walk across the street and you're there)
Sites are a good size so you're not on top of your neighbor
Great access to all the bike trails, including the Truckee River trail
Lots of restaurants within walking distance and a convenience store right across the street
Beautiful big trees that shaded the campground
Site was almost level and very easy to back into
The meh:
Very shaded sites which is good to keep cool, but we had to 'chase the sun' to use our solar system
You're literally looking into residential backyards in most of the sites. There wasn't even a solid fence at our site- it was a half falling down picket fence that was waist high. One of the neighborhood dogs would simply walk through the fence and wander around the campsite. Not ideal.
Would we return again? Probably, just because this CG is conveniently located.
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Mor23 would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Ok but not great”
Reviewed 6/17/2021
| Days stayed: | 2 |
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| Site Number: | 32 |
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The host are great, but the campground was not our favorite. We had site 32. This site is at the top of the campground. You are basically in someone’s backyard. I would stay away from the site on the outside of the park. There are no showers, no soap or lights in the bathroom.
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Verizon 4G
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“It's a very nice campground, with good spacing of the sites. ”
Reviewed 9/8/2020
| Nightly rate: | $31 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Class B) |
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We were winding down our weekend trip in the Sierras and came here on our last night. We only had an afternoon and the night to enjoy the place. We'd have stayed longer if we hadn't had to return home to the city. Quiet, clean, fresh air, and friendly volunteers running it. Walk out the entrance and across the road -- and you're ri... more
We were winding down our weekend trip in the Sierras and came here on our last night. We only had an afternoon and the night to enjoy the place. We'd have stayed longer if we hadn't had to return home to the city. Quiet, clean, fresh air, and friendly volunteers running it. Walk out the entrance and across the road -- and you're right on Lake Tahoe. There are bears, but the volunteers will brief you. Bear boxes at every site. Be smart about bears, and it's not a problem. Wish I was there back tonight, actually. Soon...
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Tim S would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
Reviewed 7/28/2020
| Nightly rate: | $31 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 27 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Travel Trailer) |
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Good location, across the street from the lake and a deli/store. The northwest side of the lake is less crowded and not as much traffic as other parts (specifically South Lake Tahoe). The campground was clean, hosts were very helpful, quiet. Bears are active in the park so lock up food in the bear boxes or your car. The only negative t... more
Good location, across the street from the lake and a deli/store. The northwest side of the lake is less crowded and not as much traffic as other parts (specifically South Lake Tahoe). The campground was clean, hosts were very helpful, quiet. Bears are active in the park so lock up food in the bear boxes or your car. The only negative thing about the park is the road through the park is very narrow and lots of tight spaces. There is also a $7 fee to dump at the dump station which is in a horrible location and bigger rv’s can block the road so you have to wait until they are finished to drive by. Our site was in the back corner of the park, it was one of the bigger ones and a straight shot to back the trailer into. There are houses right behind the site but you didn’t really see anyone.
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Oregon RV Girl would stay here again
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“Good north Tahoe location”
Reviewed 6/30/2020
| Nightly rate: | $28 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 19 |
| RV Length: | 19' (Travel Trailer) |
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Nice location. Lake access across the street. Some sites have small parking areas. Not all are level. The perimeter sites are close to homes. Toilets are clean. One RV dump station on site $7 dump fee. We will be back!
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Mike M would stay here again
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“Great”
Reviewed 8/19/2019
| Nightly rate: | $30 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
| RV Length: | 34' (Class A) |
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Although the CG has no amenities most of the sites are spacious. We started out in site 67 which we had reserved but moved to site 6 which was a walk in site and stayed over the weekend. Most sites are in the trees and we generated little solar power. You have to cross the road to get to a postage stamp beach with all small peebles.... more
Although the CG has no amenities most of the sites are spacious. We started out in site 67 which we had reserved but moved to site 6 which was a walk in site and stayed over the weekend. Most sites are in the trees and we generated little solar power.
You have to cross the road to get to a postage stamp beach with all small peebles. The parking is nonexistent since employees from the restaurant and hotel called Sunnyside park there early. We went down at 7 am so we could park our truck and unload our kayaks. We did leave the kayaks and paddle board locked on a small piece of shoreline where a drain emerges. We did have all our batches opened but nothing was stollen as nothing of value was in them. No dogs on the beach.
Bathrooms were clean and multiple water spigots were around the CG. The camp hosts were awesome and knowledgeable about other beaches.
You can hop right on the bike path and travel 9 miles south or north. You can connect with the bike path that runs all along the Truckee River. Lots of hiking close and mountain biking.
There is a nice farmers market on Thursdays in Tahoe City.
Cell service was non existent neither AT&T or Verizon. It would say you had one or two bars and LTE but nothing would load. Even across the street service was hit or miss.
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Outdoor Girl would stay here again
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“Has bathrooms with tp. ”
Reviewed 9/24/2018
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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| Site Number: | 26 |
Overall Rating
Quiet, clean, has lock boxes for bears.
We were pretty much looking into someone’s back yard, which wasn’t optimal. Good amount of shade. There is NOT a super beachy beach across the way, you can sit there and watch ducks though.
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0luh would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- fishing
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- ADA Accessible
- restrooms: flush
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pet restrictions: Maximum 2 pets per site
- pets
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