About this campground
East Meadow Campground is located alongside the scenic Jackson Meadow Reservoir, in the Tahoe National Forest. Its location provides for a great base camp, allowing visitors to enjoy a wide range of recreational activities, including boating, fishing, hiking and hunting. East Meadow Campground is operated by Nevada Irrigation District in cooperation with the Tahoe National Forest.
The campground offers single- and double-family campsites, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Flushing and Vault toilets and drinking water are also provided.
Jackson Meadow Reservoir is situated in a rolling forested valley, where visitors are awarded beautiful views of the Sierra Crest and English Mountain. The campground lies on the northeastern shore of the lake, in a forest of pine and fir trees. Some sites have a view of the lake, and boats can be moored nearby.
The adjacent 1,000-acre lake offers excellent opportunities for boating, canoeing, water skiing, swimming and fishing. Anglers will find rainbow and brown trout. A boat ramp is located at Pass Creek Campground. A designated swim beach is nearby. The lake is an irrigation source, meaning its level will drop as the season progresses. A portion of the Pacific Crest Trail meanders along the east side of the lake. It is open to hiking and horseback riding and provides opportunities for viewing wildlife. Hunting and biking are popular activities in the surrounding area.
What campers say
East Meadow Campground sits a short walk from the reservoir and offers wooded, family- and pet-friendly sites with easy water access for swimming, kayaking and boating. Amenities include clean flush toilets and water spigots, but no showers. Sites vary—some double sites can fit a small RV plus a tent and vehicles—so book early as reservations fill quickly and first-come spaces can be hit or miss. The area feels remote and largely quiet, with attentive camp hosts who enforce rules; expect limited or no cell service. Fishing reports are mixed, and visitors are advised to bring their own firewood.
Our summary of 39 traveler reviews.
Amenities
Sites
- Back-In
Facilities
- Dump Station
Setting
- Mountains
- Lake
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- .RECREATION
- Bathrooms
- Biking
- Boating
- Campfire
- Canoeing
- Dirt
- Dogs
- Family Friendly
- Firepits
- Fishing
- Forest Service
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Kayaking
- Paved
- Pets
- Primitive
- Public Park
- RV
- Scenic
- Shade
- Swimming
- Tents
- Trails
- Trees
- US Forest Service
- Water
- Wildlife
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Location
- Address
- East Meadow Drive, Sierraville, CA 96126
- GPS
- 39.5016° N, 120.5333° W
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