Marina · California

Tahoe City Marina

Name: Tahoe City Marina
Address: US

188 slips · north-shore public access · zero ramp lanes (launch 1.5 mi south at USFS Lake Forest, 3 lanes, $20). 6–8 year wait list for annual slip. William Kent USFS Campground 2 mi south is the rig basecamp.

Slips: 188 slips
RV staging: 0 dedicated spots
Water body: Lake Tahoe

Private operatoryear-round tenureLake TahoeCited .gov + operator sources

The rig-decision numbers

Slip capacity

188 slips

Max vessel length

50 ft LOA

Public ramp lanes

Slip-only

Channel depth · low water

12 ft

On-site services

Marine fuel

Available

Vessel pumpout

Available

Oversize / RV lot

Car-only lot

RV dump station

None on site

Overview

Tahoe City Marina has 188 wet slips on Tahoe's north shore at the lake's outlet to the Truckee River — the only public-access marina between Carnelian Bay and Sunnyside on the California side. The marina holds zero public boat ramps; trailerable launches happen 1.5 miles south at the USFS Lake Forest ramp (3 lanes, $20 day-use fee, no RV parking). The marina's slip wait list runs 6–8 years for an annual slip per the operator's published 2024 disclosure, and transient slips are first-come on summer weekends with no reservations accepted. The marina's published vessel-length cap is 50 ft on the outer breakwater finger pier; inner slips cap at 28 ft. William Kent Campground (USFS, 35-ft rig cap, dry only) is the closest RV-friendly basecamp two miles south on CA-89 — the marina's own parking lot prohibits oversize vehicles outright.

Where to park the rig

Operator class

Private operator

Marina-lot RV staging

0 dedicated spots · car-only

Closest RV-friendly campground

William Kent Campground (USFS, 35-ft cap, dry, 2 mi south on CA-89) · no on-site dump

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Primary sources

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California rules · last verified 2026-05-10

State rental tax: 9.75% · not collected by PickRV
Min driver age: 21+ std · 25+ Class A
Gravel roads: Permit required
Generator quiet: 22:00-06:00