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South Sierra / El Dorado Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

South Sierra / El Dorado

Poor

Eldorado NF and Desolation Wilderness fringe. White fir, red fir, Jeffrey pine. South Lake Tahoe access. Good king bolete habitat in red fir stands. Popular foraging area.

Trees:Sugar Pine Ponderosa Pine White Fir

Permit Info →

Updated Oct 11, 5:06 AM MT

Foraging Potential35/100

❌Moisture

✅Soil Temp

❌No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-10-09. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.

0.02"

PRISM 4km · thru 10-09

Precip 14d

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Nearby Camping

Within(34)

Tahoe Valley Campground

developed

~0.6 mi from center

Lake Tahoe - South Shore

developed

USFS~1 mi from center

FALLEN LEAF CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~3.1 mi from center

Reserve →

Fallen Leaf Campground

developed

USFS~3.2 mi from center

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Reserve →

Campground by the Lake

developed

City of South Lake Tahoe~3.3 mi from centerFee required/night

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South Lake Tahoe-El Dorado Recreation Area

developed

~3.3 mi from center

Fallen Leaf

developed

USFS6,400 ft~3.5 mi from center$30/night

205 sites

Near South Lake Tahoe at Fallen Leaf Lake. Jeffrey pine and white fir.

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Open May–OctReserve →

Camp Concord

developed

~3.7 mi from center

HOPE VALLEY

developed

USFS~3.8 mi from center

Reserve →

Stanford Sierra Camp

developed

SAA Stanford Alumni Association~4.1 mi from center

Camp Shelly

developed

~4.3 mi from center

Berkeley Echo Lake Camp

developed

~5.3 mi from center

Nevada 4-H Camp

developed

~5.8 mi from center

Upper Eagle Point Campground

developed

~5.9 mi from center

Lower Eagle Point Campground

developed

~6 mi from center

Nevada Beach Campground

developed

~6 mi from center

Bayview Campground

developed

~6.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Reserve →

Bayview Trailhead and Day-Use Area

developed

USFS~6.2 mi from center

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Reserve →

Nevada Beach Campground and Day Use Pavilion

developed

USFS~6.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Reserve →

Nevada Beach Campground

developed

USFS~6.2 mi from center

Reserve →

Boat Camp

developed

~6.6 mi from center

Luther Pass Campground

developed

~7.2 mi from center

Zephyr Cove Resort

developed

USFS~7.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Reserve →

Zephry Cove RV Park and Campground

developed

~7.9 mi from center

Reserve →

Hike and Bike Campsites

developed

State~8.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Lower Pine

developed

~8.1 mi from center

Upper Pine

developed

~8.1 mi from center

Sierra Pines Camp

developed

~8.4 mi from center

Fontanillis Lake

developed

~8.5 mi from center

East Ridge

developed

~8.5 mi from center

West Ridge

developed

~8.5 mi from center

Group Camp

developed

~8.6 mi from center

D.L Bliss State Park - Beach Camp

developed

State~8.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Reserve →

Camp Sacramento

developed

~9.2 mi from center

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.