Wrights Lake Campground
Recreation Opportunity Guides – These guides offer information, maps and directions to further enjoy your trip to the Eldorado National Forest.
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Reservations
Make Reservations Here- CALL 1‐877‐444‐6777: Four days to 6 months before your stay. Cancellations must be made 4 days prior to the start of your reservation for a refund to be considered. Refund requests must be made through Recreation.gov. No refund requests will be processed on site.
- WEBSITE: www.Recreation.gov
- Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover accepted.
General Information
CAUTION: Bears in the area. Please keep all foods, soaps and garbage properly stored in bear boxes.
Late June - October
Check in: 2:00 p.m.; Check-out: 1:00 p.m.
- Equestrian sites: Visitors must be traveling with pack or saddle stock.
- Check out time: 1 p.m.
- Camping Fires: Please use grill or fire ring provided and only dead and down wood for your campfires. And ensure your fire is dead out before leaving – using only water, not soil.
- Max Stay Limit: 14 days per district per year
- No motors (gas or electric) allowed.
Interagency Senior and Access passes accepted for single family units.
Give your Interagency pass number when making a reservation.
- $36/single
- $72/double
- $10/picnic area, day use, trailheads
- Other fees: extra vehicle
Site Information
- Number of Sites = 67 plus 15 equestrian
- Tent Site # = 1‐19, 21, 23, 26, 32, 34, 35, 39, 47‐49, 59, 62‐64
- Tent, Trailer, or RV Site # = 20, 22, 24, 25, 27‐31, 33, 36, 38, 40, 45, 46, 55‐57, 58, 60, 61, 65‐67
- Double Site # = 7, 31, 56
- Walk-In Tent Single Site # = 41 – 44, 50 ‐ 54
- Equestrian Camping Site # = 69 ‐ 83
- Keep family pets on a leash at all times.
- Please cleanup after your pet.
Address: 4260 Eight Mile Road Camino, CA 95709
Phone: (530) 644-2324
Hours: 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM, Monday through Sunday, including July 4th and Juneteenth (Summer hours--Memorial weekend to September); 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday (Winter hours--October to May) (Closed on federal holidays)
Getting There
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude: 38.844582
Longitude: -120.236676
Elevation
7,000 feet
Directions
- 23 miles east of Placerville on Highway 50
- 11 miles north on Ice House Road (Forest Road 3)
- 9 miles east on Forest Road 32 (Wrights Lake Tie Road
- 2 miles north on Forest Road 4 (Wrights Lake Road
Parking
- Single units – limited to 2 vehicle and 6 people per site
- Double units – limited to 4 vehicles and 12 people
- Extra vehicle allowed for a fee – if the parking spur can accommodate it
- Vehicle = Any equipment requiring license/registration like RVs, trailers, cars/ trucks, boat/car trailer, motorcycle/ATV. Vehicles parked in a truck or on a trailer 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.
- No RV filling from piped water sources in campgrounds and day use areas.
Picnic Tables
Picnic tables are available at this site.
Horse/Pack Animal Information
Horse/Pack animals are allowed at this site.
- One equine or other pack animal required per site. Campers travelling without equine or pack stock will be required to leave; no refund will be granted.
- Equestrian units limited to 2 vehicles (including horse trailers) and 6 people per site. Additional fee charged for an extra vehicle if the parking spur will accommodate it
Other Amenities
Within 5 Miles
- Picnic Area – 10 sites all accessible at facility
- Boating and dock – No motors (gas or electric) allowed
- Hiking and horseback riding in Desolation Wilderness – Permit required
On -Site
- Campground Host = Yes
- Boat ramp/boarding dock = Yes, non-motorized boats
- Showers = No
- Restroom Type = Vault
- Dump Station = No
- Garbage Disposal = Yes
- Bear Boxes = Yes
- Fire Rings = Yes
- Grills = Yes
- Picnic Area = Yes
- Group Site(s) = No
- Hookups = No
