Mt. Rose Campground
Its 26 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs Single Site: $32 per night, and it is open from mid June to mid September. Mt. Rose Campground is a National Forest campground near Incline Village, Nevada.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 5Mount Rose, seen from the Sierra Nevada; the campground sits on its western slope. Photo: Mr. Richard, CC BY 2.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 55 ft
- Access road
- Paved
- Cell service
- Spotty
- Shade
- Shaded
Mt. Rose Campground sits inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Tahoe Rim Trail and Mount Rose Wilderness: The campground sits on Mount Rose's western slope along the Tahoe Meadows, Tahoe Rim, Mount Rose Wilderness and Mount Rose Summit trailheads, with Lake Tahoe about 9 miles away. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Single Site: $32 per night
- Cancellations
- $10 fee to change or cancel; cancel the day before or day of arrival: $10 plus first night's fee; no-shows: $20 fee and forfeit first night's fee.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-27; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 26
- Tent sites
- 7
- RV sites
- 19
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 55 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Campsites
26 sites in 2 loops; 1 pull-through; the longest takes a 55 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Host | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 50 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 1Host |
| 002 | Loop 1 | Tent only nonelectric | 20 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 002 |
| 003 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 45 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 003 |
| 004 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 004 |
| 019 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 50 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 019 |
| 020 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 020 |
| 021 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 021 |
| 022 | Loop 1 | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 022 |
| 023 | Loop 1 | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 023 |
| 024 | Loop 1 | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 024 |
| 025 | Loop 1 | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 025 |
| 026 | Loop 1 | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 1, site 026 |
| 005 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 005 |
| 006 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 006 |
| 007 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 50 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 007 |
| 008 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 55 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 008 |
| 009 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 52 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 009 |
| 010 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 010 |
| 011 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 52 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 011 |
| 012 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 012 |
| 013 | Loop 2 | Tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 013 |
| 014 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 014 |
| 015 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 015 |
| 016 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 016 |
| 017 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 017 |
| 018 | Loop 2 | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Loop 2, site 018 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-26. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days in a 30-day period
- Pets
- Allowed
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Paved
- Cell service, reported
- Spotty
- Shade
- Shaded
- Elevation
- 9,300 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- Verizon
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.1 mi away
- World Mobile
- 4G LTE
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
39.3122, -119.8973 in Washoe. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Mt. Rose Campground is open from mid June to mid September , at 9,300 ft.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Common questions
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Around Mt. Rose Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Galena Creek, whose mapped center point is 3.3 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Galena Creek fishing on fishypedia.com.
Boca Reservoir's mapped center point is 12 miles from Mt. Rose Campground in a straight line. Current water level: Boca Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Other lakes within 15 miles: Marilyn’s Pond fishing (3.4 miles) , Davis Creek Pond fishing (3.9 miles) , Wilson Common Pond fishing (4.6 miles) , Little Washoe Lake fishing (5.5 miles) , and Washoe Lake fishing (6.2 miles) , each with its stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Washoe Lake State Park (6.6 miles to its center) , Sand Harbor - Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park (8.1 miles to its center) , Kings Beach State Recreation Area (8.6 miles to its center) , and Spooner Lake - Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park (14 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Hot springs, waterfalls and swimming nearby
Nearest to Mt. Rose Campground, in straight-line miles: Galena Creek Falls (waterfall, 1.9 miles), Sand Harbor (swimming hole, 8.1 miles), Kings Beach (swimming hole, 8.6 miles), Steamboat Hot Springs (hot spring, 9.8 miles), and Hunter Creek Falls (waterfall, 11 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Incline Village and campgrounds in Washoe.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-26
- recreation.gov (cancellationPolicy), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (sites, fee, season, toilets, water, fireRings, petsAllowed, accessRoad, elevationFt, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-26
- recreation.gov (sites, reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, stayLimit, hookups, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, shade, elevationFt, campsites), accessed 2026-09-26
- thedyrt.com (cellService), accessed 2026-09-26
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Mr. Richard, CC BY 2.0
- Photo 2: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo 3: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo 4: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo 5: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)