Northshore Campground
Northshore Campground Recreation Opportunity Guide (ROG) - This guide contains information, maps, and directions to assist you in enjoying your trip to the Eldorado National Forest.
Reservations
General Information
- CAUTION: There are bears in the area. Please keep all foods, soaps, and garbage properly stored in bear boxes.
late June - September
Check in: 2:00 p.m.; Check-out: 1:00 p.m.
- Check out time is 1:00 p.m.
- Camping Fires: Please use the grill or fire ring provided. Make sure your fire is dead out before leaving, using only water, not soil. Use only dead and down wood for your campfires.
- Maximum Stay Limit: 14 days per district per year.
- Interagency Senior and Access passes are accepted for single family units. Give your Interagency pass number when making a reservation.
- $36/ single family site
- $72/ double family site
- $5 for extra vehicle.
Site Information:
- Number of Sites = 25
- Tent Site # = 4, 7, 10, 11, 18, 19,
- Double Site Tent # = 2, 5, 9, 15, 17, 25
- Tent, Trailer, or R.V. Site # = 1, 6, 12, 16, 24
- Double RV Site # = 3, 8, 13, 14,
- Walk-In Tent Single Site # = 20, 21, 22, 23
- Keep family pets on a leash at all times.
- Please cleanup after your pet.
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Address: 4260 Eight Mile Road Camino, CA 95709
Phone: (530) 644-2324
Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 7 days a week, including Juneteenth and July 4th (Summer hours); 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday (Winter hours) (Closed on federal holidays)
Getting There
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude: 38.999568
Longitude: -120.318717
Elevation
6,500 feet
Directions
23 miles east of Placerville on Highway 50 and 31 miles north on Ice House Road (Forest Road 3), take the Loon Lake fork.
Parking
- Single units are limited to 2 vehicle and 6 people per site.
- Double units are limited to 4 vehicles and 12 people.
- An extra vehicle is allowed for a fee if the parking spur will accommodate it.
- Vehicle = Any equipment that is required to be licensed/registered. Includes RVs, trailers, cars/ trucks, boat/car trailer, motorcycle/ATV, etc. Vehicles parked in a truck or on a trailer are not counted separately.
Facility and Amenity Information
Restrooms
Vault toilet(s)Water
Potable water is available at this site.
- Water system tested monthly during use season.
- RV filling from piped water sources in campgrounds and day use areas is NOT permitted.
Picnic Tables
Picnic tables are available at this site.
Horse/Pack Animal Information
Horse/Pack animals are not allowed at this site.
Other Amenities
Within 5 Miles
- Boat Ramp at Loon Lake Campground
- Picnic Area (5 sites) at the Loon Lake Boat Ramp
- Rubicon OHV Trail (summer)
- Hiking and horseback riding in Desolation Wilderness ∗ Permits required for both day use and overnight use. Overnight permits are available www.recrea on.gov or the Placerville Ranger Station on Highway 50, Exit 54 in Camino). Day use permits area available at the Loon Lake trailhead in the summer and Placerville Ranger Station year-round.
- Loon Lake Chalet rental cabin, reservations required.
On -Site
- Campground Host = Yes
- Boat ramp/boarding dock = At Loon Lake Campground
- Showers = No
- Restroom Type = Vault
- Dump Station = At Loon Lake Campground
- Garbage Disposal = Yes
- Bear boxes = No
- Fire Rings = Yes
- Grills = Yes
- Picnic area = At Loon Lake Campground
- Group site(s) = At Loon Lake and Red Fir Campgrounds
- Hookups = No
