Hope Valley Campground, Markleeville, CA

Hope Valley Campground in Alpine county is located 54 min southwest of Carson City, NV with an elevation of 6,961 feet. There are a total of 21 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid September. 15 sites can accommodate RVs between 18 and 55 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Fees range from $22.00 to $40.00. Activities include biking, fishing, hiking trails.

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Campsite Reviews (48)

4.4 out of 5

5 star		65%
4 star		17%
3 star		6%
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1 star		8%

@KarenB2737002 · Camped on Aug 26, 2024 at Campsite #18

Beautiful valley, nice small and well kept campground. Appreciated how helpful and friendly the host was here.

@IanS7069090 · Camped on Aug 14, 2024 at Campsite #14

Great destination, great service! The camp host Dave was incredible.

@DonnaF4591064 · Camped on Jul 23, 2024 at Campsite #9

I like this campground because it is a little out of the way from the main road. It is small in the amount of camp sites. Each site is well planned with a designated tent area, bear box, stove and barbeque stands and a fire pit. Water and vault toilets are well maintained by the camp host. There is hiking or walking from camp with enjoyable views.

@HerveBA2BDB091 · Camped on Jul 16, 2024 at Campsite #17

Everything was great, except the bathroom.They are awful. Lake Tahoe is a great place !

@ThomasM8282631 · Camped on Jun 25, 2024 at Campsite #8

Been going there since the 1980's.. beautiful, peaceful, area that never fails to make me feel sad when I leave it.. close to the Blue lakes and tons of hiking and fishing for all ages. You will not be disappointed.

@SarahP6892621 · Camped on May 31, 2024 at Campsite #4

This is a lovely, quiet campground. There is nice, easy access to the river from right across the road from the campground and other fun things to do nearby. The host was great and we hope to come back. This is a littl gem just off the beaten path from all the craziness of the Lake Tahoe basin campgrounds.

@JonN2005216 · Camped on Aug 15, 2023 at Campsite #16

Great location

@GretchenP54735 · Camped on Aug 14, 2023 at Campsite #7

access to lovely creek across blue lakes road from the campground

@JuliW19E7BEAD0 · Camped on Aug 14, 2023 at Campsite #10

The facilities and campsites were very clean. The campsites have been recently refurbished with very nice tent pads, new bear boxes and tables, plus bbqs and a nice fire pit.

@EmilyP4531880 · Camped on Jul 29, 2023 at Campsite #2

Stunningly beautiful area and still green in August thanks to this year's record precipitation. Excellent trout fishing right across the road from camp - we caught our bag limit every day. The campsite is clean and well-kept, although the sites are rather small and. close together. They even have level concrete pads for tents, something I'd never seen before. Camp hosts were helpful and friendly. The double sites look great for a larger group. Hope Valley is so pretty and is one of the best campsites I've ever been to!

@DawnV3135F99F4 · Camped on Jul 26, 2023 at Campsite #6

Beautiful and quiet campground!

@DorothyM280845 · Camped on Jul 24, 2023 at Campsite #5

Beautiful camp, friendly host and clean outhouses.We will be back!

@ByronG4549375 · Camped on Jul 13, 2023 at Campsite #14

Been going to Hope Valley for 20 years. Nice campsites and not close to neighbors like an RV park. We go with a lot of family and friends and it's always a good time. Hosts this season (Jim and Laurie) were great!!

@TimA4F19F15ED5 · Camped on Jun 30, 2023 at Campsite #14

As always the campground was clean and well maintained. The host, Jim, was a welcome and consistent presence. Hope Valley rules.

@AdamG5394164 · Camped on May 21, 2023 at Campsite #4

This critique is of mgmnt. & reservation system, not the actual campground.

@MarkD7704923 · Camped on Aug 29, 2022 at Campsite #16

Great scenic location with nearby hiking and fishing. Friendly campground hosts from Mesa, AZ. Clean campsites, campfire pits, and toilets. Easy parking for travel trailers in about ten sites in lower loop of campground. RVs not advised for upper loop, as the parking pads are either too short, too sloped, or both. Will come back again.

@BrianL8268206 · Camped on Aug 29, 2022 at Campsite #4

New camp hosts are big improvement from the earlier this year hosts.

@DianaF3302976 · Camped on Aug 28, 2022 at Campsite #14

The camp was quiet, clean and well cared for. The restrooms were always stocked and pleasant (for pit-style). The hosts were obviously checking things out and watching camp lots and lots of every day. Very happy with the campground.

@JackieB4266163 · Camped on Aug 16, 2022 at Campsite #5

Lovely campground and site, but beware of the Sierra chipmunks who are always looking for a handout. I left the car door open when packing up, one chip got into my glove compartment by squeezing through an underneath opening and chewed on my favorite silk bag! Otherwise very peaceful place in a beautiful setting.

@JamesN8387586 · Camped on Jul 28, 2022 at Campsite #2

As a tent camper, what stood out to me is that the campsites had flat, framed pads for the tents. No question about where I was to set it up. The road inside the campground was a low-dust gravel. I guess this is standard practice when the inside the campground road isn't paved. Bathrooms were "vaults" and unlighted, so either bring a light or "do your stuff" "by radar" if you need to between dusk and dawn. If you didn't bring your own food, a restaurant is about 10 miles to the west or at least twice as far to the north. (I go camping in a Civic, so I choose to rely on the local restaurants for refrigerated and cooked meals. If you can live with that, you'll be fine here. The access road is not the local highway, but goes much farther than this campground and passes close by. When a car or light truck (usually) goes by, you hear it.

@britneyh330366 · Camped on Jul 24, 2022 at Campsite #2

The smoke in this area is awful and it’s impossible to cancel the reservation

@VaibhavK847432 · Camped on Jul 23, 2022 at Campsite #17

Excellent place to camp. Very less noise in this location. The restrooms were also clean and maintenance was really good.

@HannaW9511309 · Camped on Jul 22, 2022 at Campsite #8

We loved the campsite. Nice evenly leveld spots for tents and the same for parking on every campsite and the toilets where cleaned daily and didn't smell. The valley is beautiful and there are a lot of hiking possibilities nearby, one starts directly from the campground. The host was absolutly lovely.

@GlennaH5381667 · Camped on Jul 18, 2022 at Campsite #8

Small, quiet campground offering excellent access to Blue Lakes area with good hiking, fishing, and kayaking.

@JohnQ306 · Camped on Aug 20, 2021 at Campsite #18

I wasn't able to go due to the Caldor Fire.

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