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Pull-thru
USFSTahoe National Forest · California
Silver Creek-Truckee
Overview Silver Creek Campground is located on the Truckee River, off of Highway 89, between Truckee and Tahoe City.
Sites3626 reservable
Elev.6,102ft
Comf.Jun-Oct5 months
Max rig30 ft7 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Sacramento2h23real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 6,102 ft, Silver Creek-Truckee has a 5-month comfortable window (Jun-Oct). Winter nights average around 24°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 36 sites total: 26 reservable and 10 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 7 pull-through, 7 walk-in, and the longest takes a 30-ft rig. This is bear country, and food-storage lockers are provided. Within about 4 miles: 5 named hiking routes, 10 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jun-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
94%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 11
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 12.
51°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Sacramento
107 mi
2h23
02
San Francisco
203 mi
4h31
03
Fresno
225 mi
5h00
04
Los Angeles
485 mi
10h47
05
San Diego
625 mi
13h53
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 36 SITES
Color byShow only
27 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
36
Sites
★ The standout
Site 025
AREA SILVER CREEK-TRUCKEE · walk-in · shaded.
To neighbor
103 ft
Max rig
15 ft
Type
Walk-in
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
5
Trail segments
314
Peaks
10
Viewpoints
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.