Buck Lake Road 14N40

2 mi west of Tahoma, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

Jun–Sepbest months

About Buck Lake Road 14N40

Buck Lake Road 14N40

Managed by: USFS - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Where: 2 mi west of Tahoma, CA · 39.04841, -120.17601
Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.

Things to do:

Off-road (OHV)

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

Weather by month

40°

24°Jan

40°

23°Feb

44°

25°Mar

48°

28°Apr

56°

35°May

65°

42°Jun

74°

48°Jul

73°

48°Aug

67°

43°Sep

57°

35°Oct

46°

28°Nov

39°

23°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

See Buck Lake Road 14N40 from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Ellis Lake Road	ATV road	at camp	3.0 mi
Bucks Lake Road	ATV road	0.8 mi	0.2 mi
16E12.10	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	1.0 mi	1.9 mi
Rubicon Jeep	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	1.3 mi	5.1 mi
16E17	ATV / OHV	1.5 mi	0.3 mi
Ellis Lake OHV Tie	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	1.6 mi	0.2 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 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.

Stargazing nearby: Jack C. Davis Observatory (University observatory), 23 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 2.5 mi
Water fill-up: 4.8 mi
Propane: 13.3 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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Noonchester 14N34A 1.2 mi
dukMé?em wáta Campground 2.8 mi
Meeks Bay Campground 3 mi
Lake Tahoe - West Shore 4.2 mi
Kaspian Campground 4.6 mi
Friends of the Rubicon Camping Area 5.1 mi