Campgrounds
California State Parks announced on Monday that D.L. Bliss State Park will fully reopen to the public on May 21, 2026. Tap here for more information.
Campers and day use visitors enjoy swimming or scuba diving in the crystal clear water of Lake Tahoe, picnicking, relaxing on the warm sand of Lester Beach or Calawee Cove, and hiking the Rubicon Trail, Lighthouse Trail, and Balancing Rock Trail. Lester Beach is a popular location to launch your kayak, paddleboard, or canoe, but keep in mind that trailers are not allowed in the day use parking lots. Please check the weather and wind conditions before venturing out on the lake.
The grandeur of the parks and their setting is a product of successive upheavals of the mountain-building processes that raised the Sierra Nevada. From promontories such as Rubicon Point in D.L. Bliss State Park you can see over one hundred feet into the depths of Lake Tahoe.
The park is named for a pioneering lumberman, railroad owner, and banker of the region. The D.L. Bliss family donated 744 acres to the State Park system in 1929.
Camping reservations for bookings six months out will be available starting Nov. 21, 2025, on ReserveCalifornia.com.
Run by California State Parks, 168 sites, RV dump, faucets in the campground – but no hook-ups, paid showers, flush toilets, dogs allowed with restrictions.
OFF-SEASON – During the off-season, D.L. Bliss State Park closes to vehicular traffic for the season. When the park gate is closed, pedestrians may park at the Visitor Center (closed) parking lot near Highway 89 and access the park from sunrise to sunset. It is an approximately 1-mile hike from the Visitor Center to the closest Rubicon Trailhead, and a steep mountainous 2 mile hike to the beaches. All park regulations apply during the off-season. No restrooms or water available. The closest food and beverage is in South Lake Tahoe – 10 miles south. The closest restrooms are at Sugar Pine Day Use Area – 7 miles north. Day Use is currently closed to vehicles for the winter. Day use hours are sunrise to sunset. Dogs are not allowed on the beach or trails.
D.L.Bliss
9881 CA Highway 89, Tahoma, CA 96142
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