Goose Meadow
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Goose Meadow
- May 27
- season
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Goose Meadow open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 5,997 ft
- Truckee Ranger DistrictTahoe National Forest
Goose Meadow is a Forest Service campground in the Truckee Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California, about a tenth of a mile from the Goose Meadows campground. The land is managed by the Forest Service, and the site charges a fee. Vault toilets are the only amenity on site. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 82°F with lows near 44°F, and June through September brings only two or three wet days a month. Winter highs stay in the low 40s. Goose Meadows sits right next door, and the Cena Lar Trail, a mountain biking route, is under a mile away. The climbing areas The Oven and Three Towers Wall are both about a mile off, and Silver Creek Campground is roughly 2.5 miles away.
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Goose MeadowsCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.1 mi- Cena Lar TrailMountain biking0.8 mi
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- Three Towers WallRock climbing1 mi
- Big Chief Trail (Lower)Mountain biking1.3 mi
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Granite Flat (california)Camping · ~5 min drive
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- William Kent CampgroundCamping · ~15 min drive
- Lakeside (truckee)Camping · ~15 min drive
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Best time to visit Goose Meadow
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
41° / 17°
11 wet
Feb
43° / 18°
10 wet
Mar
48° / 22°
10 wet
Apr
53° / 26°
7 wet
May
63° / 33°
6 wet
Jun
73° / 38°
3 wet
Jul
82° / 44°
2 wet
Aug
81° / 42°
2 wet
Sep
74° / 36°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 29°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 23°
7 wet
Dec
39° / 17°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Donner Mem Sp, CA, 4.7 mi away at 5,937 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Goose Meadow
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