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U.S. Forest Service · Eldorado National Forest · CA

Loop GERL · Site 016.

at Gerle Creek

This site, in 3 agency photographs
Photos · Kelly Maxey
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Filed by the agency against this site and 1 other campsite here
Gerle Creek, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Gerle Creek
Gerle Creek · N/A
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Tent Only NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
89 ftRoom
5,320 ftElevation
61%Tree cover
1,145 ftWater · to an unnamed stream
732 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026
Toilet: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), nearest mapped amenity=toilets to this site’s coordinate · Oct 7, 2026

Room

89 ftto the nearest other site, against 86 ft typical here
#17 of 50roomiest site in the campground
1other site within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites015 89 ft014 125 ft017 144 ft018 169 ft013 212 ft012 288 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
LoopGERL
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-In
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles1
ShadeFull
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time1:00 PM
Condition RatingGood
Driveway Length25 ft
Food LockerYes
GrillsYes
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
Picnic TableYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Tentno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 016 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Gerle Creek →

Most private sites here025 118 ft027 117 ft021 111 ft038 109 ft039 109 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index