Campground
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, California
William Kent Campground is conveniently located on Lake Tahoe's west shore, a few miles south of Tahoe City.
William Kent Campground is situated in a residential area, alongside a busy highway.
The campground offers dozens of campsites, available for tent and RV camping.
Know before you arrive
Official facility and campsite inventory, supplemented by clearly marked community reports when the official listing does not publish the detail.
Community-reported service can change with terrain, weather, congestion, and carrier coverage.
Official campground guide
Facility information, site rules, booking windows, and published rates. Source snapshot checked Oct 18, 2026.
William Kent Campground is conveniently located on Lake Tahoe's west shore, a few miles south of Tahoe City. It straddles the highway and features not only a large area in which to camp, but also a day-use area that is popular among visitors.
The campground offers dozens of campsites, available for tent and RV camping. Each is equipped with tables, campfire rings and grills. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided.
Each yurt provides a cabin-like space for a family of five or six people. The yurts sit on a wooden platform interior furnishings include a futon and bunk beds with mattresses. Cooking supplies and bedding are not provided.
The tent and RV sites have paved parking aprons. Each yurt and standard site has a bear-proof food storage locker, campfire ring, pedestal grill and picnic table.
Just minutes away from the campground, 22-mile-long Lake Tahoe provides sunbathing, swimming, boating and water skiing. Anglers can look forward to healthy fish populations of kokanee salmon and mackinaw, rainbow and brown trout.
The campground is also ideal for people planning a full day of bike riding around Lake Tahoe. Bike trails that traverse the western shores of Lake Tahoe begin near the campground.
William Kent Campground is situated in a residential area, alongside a busy highway. The campground has more than 80 sites, each surrounded by tall pine, cedar and fir trees.
Many of the sites are secluded with evergreen shrubs and the terrain, with its shallow gullies and low ridges, helps to keep each site separate from neighboring sites.
A day-use area is located across the street from the campground for lake access and other water activities. Tahoe City is less than 5 miles away.
What Recreation.gov or the campground’s official source specifically lists.
Published inventory grouped by site type. Individual sites can have stricter limits.
Facility rules, inventory procedures, and price seasons published by the official source.
Recreation.gov publishes a rolling booking window. The dates below are the official snapshot captured for this catalog build.
| Season | Site type | Nightly rate | Additional person | Deposit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak SeasonMay 22, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026 | Cabin Non-Electric | $116 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonMay 22, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026 | Standard Non-Electric | $42 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonMay 22, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026 | Yurt | $116 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonMay 21, 2027 – Oct 11, 2027 | Cabin Non-Electric | $116 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonMay 21, 2027 – Oct 11, 2027 | Standard Non-Electric | $42 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonMay 21, 2027 – Oct 11, 2027 | Yurt | $116 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonMay 19, 2028 – Oct 9, 2028 | Cabin Non-Electric | $116 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonMay 19, 2028 – Oct 9, 2028 | Standard Non-Electric | $42 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonMay 19, 2028 – Oct 9, 2028 | Yurt | $116 | — | — |
Read these with current closure and fire notices before departure.
William Kent Campground is 2 miles south of Tahoe City on California Highway 89.
530-583-3642