Sierraville, CA

Little Lasier Meadows Campground

15 ratings on Recreation.gov

Availability

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About this spot

Overview

Little Lasier Meadows Campground is a horse camp near scenic Jackson Meadow Reservoir, approximately 32 miles north of Truckee, in the Tahoe National Forest. The location provides a great base camp for a wide range of recreational activities, including boating, fishing, hiking, horseback riding and hunting. The Pacific Crest Trail passes just half a mile away from the campground.  This facility is operated and maintained by the Tahoe National Forest.

Recreation

Jackson Meadow Reservoir offers excellent opportunities for boating, canoeing, water skiing, swimming and fishing. Anglers will find rainbow and brown trout. A boat ramp is located at Pass Creek Campground. A designated swim beach is nearby. A portion of the Pacific Crest Trail meanders a half-mile near the campground. Hunting and biking are popular activities in the surrounding area.

Facilities

The campground offers equestrian sites for campers with horses. Sites are equipped with picnic tables, campfire rings and hitching racks. A shared horse corral is on-site. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided.

Natural Features

Nearby Jackson Meadow Reservoir is situated in a rolling forested valley, where visitors are awarded beautiful views of the Sierra Crest and English Mountain. The campground lies in a grassy meadow surrounded by lodgepole pine and fir trees, at an elevation of 6,511 feet.

Nearby Attractions

Jackson Meadows Reservoir and Recreation Area, numerous hiking, biking, and equestrian trails including the Pacific Crest Trail. A connector trail links the campground to the PCT only a half mile away. Milton and Bowman Reservoirs, and the Grouse Ridge Non-Motorized Area are also nearby.

Typical weather

Air temperature

Average daily high-low
Average daily high and low air temperature, January through DecemberEach vertical bar shows a monthly average daily high and low in degrees Fahrenheit.38°24°JJanuary: average high 38°F, average low 24°F37°23°FFebruary: average high 37°F, average low 23°F39°24°MMarch: average high 39°F, average low 24°F46°29°AApril: average high 46°F, average low 29°F57°37°MMay: average high 57°F, average low 37°F70°48°JJune: average high 70°F, average low 48°F80°56°JJuly: average high 80°F, average low 56°F76°53°AAugust: average high 76°F, average low 53°F69°48°SSeptember: average high 69°F, average low 48°F57°40°OOctober: average high 57°F, average low 40°F45°29°NNovember: average high 45°F, average low 29°F40°26°DDecember: average high 40°F, average low 26°F

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Jackson Meadow Reservoir

Estimated
Average water temperature
Average water temperature for Jackson Meadow Reservoir, January through DecemberEach point shows the monthly average water temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.38°JJanuary: average water temperature 38°F39°FFebruary: average water temperature 39°F42°MMarch: average water temperature 42°F47°AApril: average water temperature 47°F53°MMay: average water temperature 53°F60°JJune: average water temperature 60°F68°JJuly: average water temperature 68°F67°AAugust: average water temperature 67°F61°SSeptember: average water temperature 61°F53°OOctober: average water temperature 53°F45°NNovember: average water temperature 45°F40°DDecember: average water temperature 40°F

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