Arrived here for 6 nights on July 5, 2021 in Lake Tahoe, Ca. after spending the night in a rest area on July 4. No hookups in this park for paid campers. Campground hosts have full hookups. But dry camping in a federal park does not get any better than this. A dedicated dump station would elevate this campground to my top rating of F*****. Nothing has changed in this park except the camping fee continues to escalate. It is now $36 per night and we paid $18 with our senior pass. Sadly, because of all the fires on the West Coast, no campfires or charcoal barbeques were allowed while we were there. Traffic was horrendous, visitor parking for beaches are full before 9:00 AM in the morning. Free parking seems to have disappeared at the state line where the casino's are located. One grocery store converted half their parking lot to parking for $20. We did enjoy riding our new E-bikes around the campground. Aggie is slowly building up her confidence riding her big toy. There are many beautiful bike paths around the lake, but they were very busy and Aggie was not quite ready for that yet. I did take a few trips by myself and crossed this creek which empties out of Fallen Leaf Lake. Her Escape is much more fun to ride on dirt and gravel paths due to her hefty suspension and lower center of gravity to the ground.
We had a really nice dinner at the Chart House restaurant in the hills above the lake. When I called, they were completely booked for the week end. The only opening was Friday night a 4:30 PM so we nabbed it. We were escorted to a window table overlooking beautiful Lake Tahoe and Aggie enjoyed a Fillet Mignon while I worked on a perfectly cooked slab of prime rib. We went out to breakfast at Bert's Cafe and the food and service were great. The only bad part was the 35 minute wait for a table.
Still rate this campground F****. Sadly, we probably won't be returning due to the traffic and huge number of people.
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