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Davies Creek Campground
Tahoe National Forest - Truckee Ranger District

Davies Creek is the nicest little campground in the Boca/Stampede area, and is a great overflow camp.  It is not located on the lake, but is about 1/2 mile from an arm on Stampede's northern shore.  The entrance is located about 1/2 mile after the pavement ends.

This is my selection because the camp is quiet, away from the crowds, pretty and clean.  The camp is set up in one row along a dirt access road.  Sites on one side are fairly shaded overlooking a meadow and creek (which feeds into the reservoir), the sites on the other side are better shaded and a little higher.  There is one vault toilet at the back.

A couple of miles north is a road to the top of Babbitt Peak with a lookout tower.  Expansive views of the Northern Sierra and east into arid parts of Nevada.  Reviewed 04/2000, 07/2002.