French Meadows
French Meadows is a national forest dump station in California.
- Type
- National forest dump station
- Location
- California
- Coordinates
- 39.12736, -120.40791
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tahoe/recarea/?recid=55500
About French Meadows
French Meadows Campground is located on the south shore of French Meadows Reservoir in a coniferous forest. Campground is in close proximity to the Granite Chief Wilderness.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Sugar Pine · 21 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Shell · 27 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 344 designated routes (483 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates | National forest group campground | 0.4 mi | — | — |
| Black Bear Campground | Private campground | 0.4 mi | — | — |
| Coyote Group Campground | Private campground | 0.6 mi | — | — |
| Lewis | National forest campground | 0.6 mi | — | No hookups |
| Coyote Group | National forest campground | 0.6 mi | — | No hookups |
| Lewis Campground | Private campground | 0.6 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.