Big Reservoir
Big Reservoir is a national forest campground in California.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- California
- Coordinates
- 39.14360, -120.75634
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tahoe/recarea/?recid=55580
About Big Reservoir
Big Reservoir Campground (also known as Morning Star Campground)is located outside of Foresthill at Big Reservoir (Morning Star). For reservations at Morning Star campground call: (530) 367-2129
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Sugar Pine · 2.5 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Shell · 28 mi
- Low clearances
- 1 bridges or tunnels at 14 ft or less within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 303 designated routes (424 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Reservoir Campground | National forest campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Giant Gap Road | National forest camping area | 0.6 mi | — | — |
| Elliot Ranch | National forest camping area | 1.4 mi | — | — |
| Shirttail Creek | Private campground | 1.6 mi | — | — |
| Shirttail Creek | National forest campground | 1.6 mi | — | No hookups |
| Forbes Creek | National forest campground | 1.6 mi | — | No hookups |
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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.