Availability
Marlette Lake is mapped within 0.5 mile of the camp-area marker. This is map evidence, not a real-time flow report.
Backpacking camp
Marlette Peak Campground camp area
Tahoe Rim Trail, California
About this place
Marlette Peak Campground is an official designated overnight location reached by the pinned agency trail route shown in Kampilo.
A reservation or permit is still required, and the map does not guarantee site availability or current access.
Water planning
Water at this camp
Natural water mapped nearbyDrinking safety
Natural water is not verified potable. Filter and disinfect it or boil it according to the linked land-manager guidance before drinking.
Seasonality
Marlette Lake is a mapped waterbody; USGS does not classify it here as seasonal or year-round. Confirm current level, access, and quality.
- Marlette LakeLake or pond · 0.4 mi awayMapped waterbody — level and access can change · Treat before drinkingOfficial source
Fire planning
Campfire & stove rules
Permit + current order requiredCampfires
Marlette Peak Campground is an undeveloped backcountry camp area in Tahoe Rim Trail. A California Campfire Permit is required for a portable stove or any otherwise-legal fire in Tahoe Rim Trail. Use a gas, jellied-petroleum, or pressurized-liquid-fuel stove with a working shutoff valve; wood, charcoal, twig stoves, and campfires are allowed only where the current forest order and destination-specific elevation or named-area rules expressly allow them. Never treat an old ring as proof that a fire is legal, and do not build a new ring where fires are prohibited.
Backpacking stoves
Shutoff-valve gas or pressurized-fuel stove with permit. Use a gas, LPG, jellied-petroleum, or pressurized-liquid-fuel stove with a working shutoff valve. Twig and wood-burning stoves follow the campfire rule and are prohibited anywhere wood fires are prohibited.
Permit
Carry a valid California Campfire Permit for a portable stove or any otherwise-legal fire; the permit never overrides a forest closure, fire-danger order, elevation limit, or named-area prohibition.
Current restrictions
Check USDA Forest Service's current alerts and the selected trailhead posting before departure. The standing rule shown here remains subordinate to a newer emergency order.
Seasonal access
Closures & seasonal access
The Tahoe Rim Trail is used year-round, but winter snow, avalanche exposure, highway controls, wildfire, and trail or parking closures can make a summer itinerary inappropriatePlace closure
No recurring date-based closure of Marlette Peak Campground is published. The source-connected approach conditions below and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Seasonal access
Source-connected approaches: Kingsbury Grade Trailhead, Big Meadow Trailhead, Brockway Summit Trailhead, and 6 more. The Tahoe Rim Trail is used year-round, but winter snow, avalanche exposure, highway controls, wildfire, and trail or parking closures can make a summer itinerary inappropriate.
Before driving
Check Lake Tahoe Basin alerts, highway controls, trail conditions, and the exact overnight permit and parking rules for the selected segment.
Mapped approaches
Choose a trailhead for Marlette Peak Campground camp area
Each option has a sourced trail route to this camp area. Choose one to open its itinerary builder with this destination in context.
- Spooner Summit Trailhead8.5 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Tahoe Meadows Trailhead11.2 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Kingsbury Grade Trailhead24.1 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Brockway Summit Trailhead28.7 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Big Meadow Trailhead43.9 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Tahoe City Trailhead46.3 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Barker Pass Trailhead59.9 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Echo Lakes Trailhead88.1 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Echo Summit Trailhead89.8 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
Map
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- Latitude
- 39.186803° N
- Longitude
- 119.896537° W