Snag Lake
Snag Lake is a national forest campground in California.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- California
- Coordinates
- 39.67094, -120.62649
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tahoe/recarea/?recid=55566
About Snag Lake
Snag Lake Campground is located five miles north of Bassetts on the Gold Lake Road adjacent to Snag Lake. There are 12 undesignated campsites with space for small trailer use- vault toilets and lake water source, purify before drinking. 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.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Pass Creek · 12 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- AmeriGas · 23 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 301 designated routes (463 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snag Lake Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Haven Lake Campground | National forest campground | 0.2 mi | — | — |
| Goose Lake Campground | Private campground | 0.6 mi | — | — |
| Goose Lake Campground | National forest campground | 0.6 mi | — | — |
| Church Meadow | National forest camping area | 0.8 mi | — | — |
| Cottonwood Springs Family Cg. | National forest campground | 1.3 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.