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Group Campgrounds in El Dorado National Forest

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group campground	elev	sites	veg	toilet	water	notes
Bear River Campground @ Lower Bear Reservoir	6000′	3	pines	vault	piped	boating, fishing
Black Oak Campground @ Stumpy Meadows Lake	4400′	4	oaks	vault	lake	boating, fishing
Loon Lake Group Site	6500′	3	pines	vault	lake	equestrian
Middle Meadows Campground near Hell Hole Reservoir	4700′	2	pines	vault	piped	fishing
Red Fir Campground @ Loon Lake	6500′	1	pines	vault	pipd	handicap access
Wench Creek Group @ Union Valley Reservoir	4900′	2	oaks	flush	piped	fishing

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US Highway 50 in California
CA SR Highway 88, Carson Pass

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Gold Country Sierra Nevada

1849:
California Gold Rush began

These foothill regions below are the rivers & mountains of the infamous California Gold Rush of the mid-1800’s. Many mountain dirt roads will lead to your secluded, private camp site, near a creek or river. Or plan on camping in a developed Campground near a recreation lake lined with amenities, pine trees & oaks. River rafting & kayaking can be found throughout this area, as well as backpacking, mountain biking and hiking trails. Fishing is very popular as well.

Waterfalls, back roads, granite features, historic mining camps, big fishing rivers all abound. Wilderness backpacking in the High Sierra can be accessed by Hwy 108 (Sonora Pass) Hwy 4 (Ebbetts Pass) Hwy 88 (Carson Pass), Sierra US Route Hwy 50 & Interstate 80. Numerous small towns populate Historic Highway 49 for every tourists need – meals, laundry, grocery, coffee, lodging & shopping.

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