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Snag Lake Campground
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Snag Lake Campground

Tahoe National Forest · Calpine, CA

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  • Address:Calpine, CA
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Snag Lake Campground has 12 undesignated (first come, first serve) campsites with space for small trailer use- vault toilets and lake water source, purify before drinking. Most sites have views of the lake. This area offers an abundance of beautiful high mountain lakes with a variety of accessibility along with scenic rugged geological features of granitic ridges and glacially serrated rock outcroppings.

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Amenities

Flush Toilets
Picnic Tables
Fire Rings

Pet Policy

Pets allowed on leash

Campground Rules

  • Campfires generally permitted — verify current fire restrictions before lighting

Within ~30 miles

Trails near Snag Lake Campground

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Upper Salmon Lake and Deer Lake to Packer Lake Road

Upper Salmon Lake and Deer Lake to Packer Lake Road

California

8.3 mi2,651 ftgain
TrailDifficult
Upper Salmon Lake

Upper Salmon Lake

California

1.6 mi505 ftgain
TrailModerate
Upper Salmon Lake and Horse Lake

Upper Salmon Lake and Horse Lake

California

2.0 mi627 ftgain
TrailModerate
Upper Salmon Lake, Horse Lake, Deer Lake

Upper Salmon Lake, Horse Lake, Deer Lake

California

3.2 mi1,109 ftgain
TrailModerate
Round Lake Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Silver Lake Trail Loop

Round Lake Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Silver Lake Trail Loop

California

7.9 mi2,152 ftgain
TrailDifficult
Lakes Basin to the PCT

Lakes Basin to the PCT

California

3.8 mi1,122 ftgain
TrailModerate

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