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

Loop GERL · Site 042 - HOST.

at Gerle Creek

Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
50 ftLongest rig
71 ftRoom
5,270 ftElevation
45%Tree cover
534 ftWater · to Gerle Creek
92 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap

The agency’s own name for this record calls it a host site. It’s on this site because the agency files it against this campground, not because it’s somewhere to camp.

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

71 ftto the nearest other site, against 86 ft typical here
#47 of 50roomiest site in the campground
1other site within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites041 71 ft040 132 ft001 136 ft002 145 ft043 191 ft003 205 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopGERL
Max vehicle length50 ft
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
Food LockerYes
GrillsYes
Min Num of People1
Picnic TableYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Also to 50 ft · 3
Rvto 50 ft
Tentto 50 ft
Trailerto 50 ft

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

Not a place to sleep

The agency’s own name for this record calls it a host site.

Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

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

Nobody has photographed this site. The campground’s own photographs are on its page.

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