Big Reservoir Campground

5 mi southeast of Alta, CA · Verizon 5G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

May–Jun & Sep–Octbest months

About Big Reservoir Campground

Big Reservoir Campground is located outside of Foresthill, adjacent to the Morning Star Campground at Big Reservoir. For reservations at Morning Star campground call: (530)367-2129

Season: May 24 – September 3
Managed by: Tahoe National Forest, FS
Where: 5 mi southeast of Alta, CA · 39.1437, -120.75531

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

49°

34°Jan

51°

34°Feb

55°

35°Mar

60°

38°Apr

68°

45°May

78°

52°Jun

86°

59°Jul

86°

58°Aug

81°

54°Sep

69°

46°Oct

55°

38°Nov

47°

33°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.

See Big Reservoir Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Big Reservoir Tie	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	0.1 mi	0.2 mi
Dusty Ridge (Loop 7)	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	0.2 mi	4.1 mi
Parker Flat (Loop 1)	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	0.4 mi	5.9 mi
Big Spur	ATV road	0.4 mi	0.5 mi
Elliot Ranch Tie	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	0.5 mi	1.4 mi
Elliot Ranch	ATV road	0.6 mi	6.2 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Rural

The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.

Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 2.6 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Parker Flat Staging Area - (530)-478-6254 x228 1.1 mi
Sugar Pine Staging Area 1.4 mi
Forbes Creek 1.7 mi
Shirttail Creek 1.7 mi
Forbes Group Campground 1.8 mi
Giant Gap 2.1 mi