Big Meadow
Big Meadow is a national forest campground in California.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- California
- Coordinates
- 38.41684, -120.10648
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232260
About Big Meadow
Scenic campground is within a conifer forest of red fir, white fir, and lodgepole pine with scattered quaking aspen. Sites are large, private and shady. Natural granitic rock outcrops are scattered throughout. Each site has a picnic table, food lockers, fire ring a tent spot and parking spur. Please practice Leave No Trace and Pack it in, Pack it out principles.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- City of South Lake Tahoe · 37 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Chevron · 18 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 409 designated routes (510 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Meadow Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Big Meadow (Stanislaus National Forest) | National forest campground | under 0.1 mi | — | No hookups |
| Big Meadow Group | National forest group campground | 0.3 mi | — | — |
| Hells Kitchen Campground | Private campground | 1.4 mi | — | — |
| Sand Flat | National forest campground | 1.4 mi | — | — |
| Camp Wolfeboro | Private campground | 1.6 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.