Lakeside Campground — Hotel in Truckee

I am a former campground host at Lakeside and have included pictures of every campsite here.

Sites 1-13 and 42 are first come first serve sites. 14-16 and 18-41 are reserveable at the Tahoe National Forest website through Recreation.gov

All of the sites are RV friendly, though there are no hookups. For tent campers, if you don't see shade trees, don't pick that site. I cannot emphasize this enough. Thin air and California summers will bake you.

The campground is about 5 miles from Truckee and 30 miles from Reno. The lake is good for trout fishing and, near the dam, smallmouth. There is a 5mph speed limit for boats throughout so it is swimming and kayak friendly.

Lakeside is in the middle of several OHV trail systems and there are hiking trails as well. An easy one mile hike will take you to one of the Donner campsites, which has an interpretive walk.

There are two pair of maintained vault toilets and several water spigots that are...

This is a beautiful area in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 10 miles North of Truckee, CA, on Hwy 89. It's is located on the west shore of Prosser Reservoir. Many of the sites have a lakeside view.||||Tents, Trailers, and Motor Homes can use these sites, but there are no electrical hook-ups. It is a primitive site, with potable water available, and vault toilets. There are four, 1st come, 1st served, camping locations. All remaining sites can be reserved using the on-line service called Recreation.gov.||||Cost to reserve a site is $20.00, (adults), and $10.00 (seniors), if you have a Senior Pass for the National Parks. Black bears have frequented the area, but it's not common. Food need to be secured in your vehicle.||||Beautiful lake, excellent morning sunrises! Wood can be purchased if you would like a fire. There is a camp host on site...

There are elements of beauty at this campground that most would find very rewarding and appealing. Situated alongside a pond or dammed reservoir, some of the sites are rewarded with privacy, most not. The terrain surround is hilly, filled with pine trees, grass and vistas. Yet, I found the seasonal dryness and wind uncomfortable (August), creating a sand filled environment. This campsite is close to Truckee and Reno which is fantastic. The very hardworking hosts, Kathy and Michael, made the stay very rewarding, comfortable and reassuring. Always aware of what was going on in the campground, endlessly working and being responsive and responsible, kindly and maturely enforced rules, prompt, they kept the place very clean and the bathrooms great. Best hosts I have ever been around and I have...