State Parks and National Parks

Tahoe National Forest

Nevada City, CA U.S.A.

631 Coyote St.
Nevada City, CA 95959
U.S.A.

530-265-4531
877-444-6777 Camp Reservations
530-478-6118 TDD

Open Year-Round

No Entry Fee Charged

State Park Information

Site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, the Tahoe National Forest offers fishing, water sports, horseback riding, hiking, camping, skiing and scenic drives through historic gold mining towns.

The forest, near Lake Tahoe, has 655 miles of hiking trails and 700 miles of trails for off-road vehicles. Some trails are marked for cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.

The many streams, lakes and man-made reservoirs offer fishing, boating, sailing, waterskiing and swimming. Boat launches can be found at most of the larger lakes and reservoirs. Rafting, kayaking and canoeing are also popular.

The forest contains the Granite Chief Wilderness that surrounds the headwaters of the American River and a section of the Pacific Crest Trail.

There is a visitor center at I-80 at Rainbow-Big Bend in Cisco Grove.

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