William Kent Campground
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California · 6,289 ft · In Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Photos: Local staff
Wildfire 29 mi N: Bull, 1,529 acres, 98% contained
At a glance
5 of 8 facts known · recreation.gov, checked Sep 24, 2026
- Elevation
- 6,289 ft (1,917 m)6,289 ft1,917 m
Loops3
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- AREA WILLIAM KENT CAMPGROUND1 site1 standard · up to 43 ft
- HOST2 sites2 standard · up to 53 ft
- WILLIAM KENT CAMPGROUND75 sites75 standard · up to 57 ft
Other areas
From recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026. Loop names are trimmed and merged.
Amenities
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- ADA accessible
- Campfires allowed
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About
Overview
William Kent Campground is conveniently located on Lake Tahoe's west shore, a few miles south of Tahoe City. It straddles the highway and features not only a large area in which to camp, but also a day-use area that is popular among visitors.
Recreation
Just minutes away from the campground, 22-mile-long Lake Tahoe provides sunbathing, swimming, boating and water skiing. Anglers can look forward to healthy fish populations of kokanee salmon and mackinaw, rainbow and brown trout.
From OpenStreetMap, Overture Maps Foundation — Places, Recreation.gov, Recreation.gov — campground rate cards, USDA Forest Service — Recreation Opportunities, and USFS INFRA Recreation Sites · · Edit
Cell service
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- T-Mobile4G LTE
Cell service at William Kent Campground: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- TueSunny53°37°
- WedSunny64°42°
- ThuSunny64°43°
- FriSunny68°43°
- SatSunny68°43°
Nearby camping
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Kaspian Campground
Public Land · 1.8 mi · Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Lake Forest Campground
Campground · 3.6 mi · Dollar Point
Watson Lake Campground
Public Land · 5.9 mi · Cedar Flat
3 more within 25 mi
3 OpenStreetMap entries in Sunnyside-Tahoe City share one park. They may be individual sites of a single campground. Suggest a merge
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
- 6.9 mi
Camp site
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA · On U.S. Forest Service land · Tahoe National Forest
- 7.3 mi
Bear Lake
Tahoma, CA
- 8.0 mi
Camp site
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA · On U.S. Forest Service land · Tahoe National Forest
- 8.3 mi
Little Needle Lake
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA
- 8.4 mi
Head Waters Middle Fork
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA
- 8.9 mi
Picayune
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA
Location and contact
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