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Glory Hole Recreation Area

ReservableBookable through April 16; tomorrow opens April 17.

Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book

Right now: Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read Oct 15
A night: $22From, per site
Sites: 144143 on recreation.gov

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90 ftLongest rig

1,140 ftElevation

786 ftWater · New Melones Lake

2.5 miS of Angels, CA

4%Tree cover

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 11 notices

In the agency’s own words

Glory Hole Recreation Area is located at New Melones Lake on the Stanislaus River. The 12,500 surface-acre lake is the fourth largest reservoir in California and is situated along the edge of the Mother Lode, the rich gold vein that prompted the California Gold Rush of 1849. At an elevation of 1100 feet, the diverse and resource-abundant Foothill Oak Woodlands hug the 100 miles of shoreline. Popular activities on and around the large, yet uncrowded lake include fishing, boating, water skiing, wake boarding, jet skiing, sailing, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, wildlife viewing, rock climbing, hiking, biking, horseback riding and picknicking. The New Melones Visitor Center offers year-round interpretive events and a museum highlighting natural and cultural resources. Keep reading

Recreation

Hiking, fishing, wakeboarding, waterskiing, boating, sailing and road and mountain biking are just a few of the activities available in Glory Hole Recreation Area. Camping is also permitted in designated campsites. Equestrian trails are also present in the Peoria Wildlife Mitigation Area and open for the general public. Other interesting sites include Natural Bridges, which can be accessed from Parrott's Ferry Road and has a nice hiking trail and a creek that flows through a marble cave. The Table Mountain Trail provides visitors an opportunity to hike to the top of an extensive lava flow which occurred over nine million years ago.

Facilities

The campground provides modern amenities like flush toilets, showers and drinking water. Visitors will also find a full-service marina, boat launch, day-use areas, barbeque grills and a fish cleaning station. There is an amphitheater for Ranger programs and horseshoe pits in the Ironhorse campground. Picnic tables and fire rings are provided at each campsite.

Recreation

Area entrance gates close at 9:00 PM, and open at 4:00 AM. Exit gates are never closed.

Natural Features

New Melones Lake is located in Northern California between the historic gold rush towns of Sonora and Angels Camp. The terrain varies from rolling hills to steep marble cliffs, and the vegetation consists of oaks, Ponderosa pines, chamise and buckbrush shrubs. Visitors can experience the beauty of New Melones by hiking the many trails in the Tuttletown and Glory Hole Recreation Areas. The climate is Mediterranean with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. For those who wish to venture outside the main recreation areas, there are many unique places to visit. Overall, the geography is quite varied and provides many opportunities for all types of recreation.

Nearby Attractions

Glory Hole Recreation Area is surrounded by many places of natural beauty including Natural Bridges, Camp Nine, Yosemite National Park, Stanislaus National Forest, Moaning Caverns, Big Trees State Park and Columbia State Park. Angels Camp Museum, Calaveras County Museum and Sonora Military Museum also provide great opportunities for learning interesting information about the area. Surrounding communities are popular vacation and retirement destinations and provide necessary services and shopping opportunities. Golfing, snow skiing, river rafting, commercial caves, historical railroad and Native American museums are close by as well. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (209) 459-7290.

Charges & Cancellations

All site changes and cancellations need to be done through the Recreation.gov website.

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

What the agency tells you

Rule

PLEASE HEAD STRAIGHT TO YOUR CAMPSITE UPON ARRIVAL There will be a reservation tag and 1 or 2 vehicle tags clipped to your campsite's post. Please leave the reservation tag on the post and place the vehicle tag(s) inside your vehicle(s) with dates visible. Contact a Park Ranger if you have any questions.

Rule

At New Melones Lake there is a 14-day camping limit within a 30-day period.

Rule

Check-In time is 3:00pm. Check-Out time is 2:00pm. Please collect and dispose of your camp tags at check-out. - Switching campsites after check-in is not permitted. Please contact a Park Ranger for assistance.

Everything else this campground posts · 8

Rule

The recreation area entrance gate closes at 9:00pm. - Vehicle entry after the gate is closed is prohibited. Exit at any time.

Rule

Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. until 8 a.m. During quiet hours, loud noise is prohibited. - Excessive noise (audible beyond 50ft) at any time is prohibited.

Rule

Camping fees include boat launch and day-use fees. Two vehicles are permitted in standard campsites. One vehicle is permitted in walk-to sites. All vehicles must display a campground vehicle tag or an overflow vehicle parking receipt. - Vehicles must remain on paved roads and parking spots. Off-roading is prohibited.

Rule

Campfires are only allowed in fire rings or grills in designated areas. Campfires must be attended at all times and extinguished completely before leaving. - Campers may collect only dead and down wood for campfires. Chainsaw use is not allowed on property. During National Weather Service "Red Flag Warning" days and facility fire bans, wood and charcoal fires will not be permitted.

Rule

All pets must be on a maximum six-foot (1.8 m) leash at all times. Leaving your pets unattended is not permitted.

Rule

The dump station is out of order at this time.

Rule

While recreating at New Melones Reservoir: CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY boats and any other recreational equipment that comes in contact with water. Never dump unwanted bait, worms, fish parts or other organisms into the water. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/ STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. REMOVE plants, seeds, animals and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. CLEAN your gear before entering and leaving the recreation site. STAY on designated roads and trails and use local firewood. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/

Rule

If New Melones Lake elevation is below 870', boat ramps are not available. "Water front" campsites may also not be available. Park maps depict an elevation around 1050 feet. Current lake elevation: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/dynamicapp/QueryMM?Stations=NML&SensorNums=6&End=2021-07-19&span=1+month

Read them on the agency’s own page →

Source: recreation.gov facility notices, quoted verbatim · Sep 9, 2026

Tents and rigs

Sites: 144 · 20 walk-in
Hookups: None
Longest rig: 90 ft
Paved pads: All
Accessible sites: 11
Pets: Allowed
Campfires: Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade: 99 of 144 sites

Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Toilets: Flush Toilets; “…provides modern amenities like flush toilets, showers and drinking water. Visitors will also…”
Showers: Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind; “Facilities The campground provides modern amenities like flush toilets, showers and drinking water.”
Drinking water: Yes; WATER SPIGOT on 8 of 144 campsite records
Dump station: Yes; recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
Boat ramp: Yes
Camp host: On site; recreation.gov lists “Host”
Stay limit: 14 nights; recreation.gov facility rule maxStay

Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026

Water, toilets and showers: counted from this campground’s own campsite records and read from the agency description, shown above · Sep 12, 2026

Around the campground

On the water: Reservoir, Lake, River, Creek, Beach; Biking; Birding; Boating; Fishing; Hiking; Ranger programs; Jet Skiing; Kayaking; Mountain biking; Non-Motorized Boating; Paddle Boating; Stargazing; Swimming; Water access
Night sky · 1006th darkest of 1,201 in CA: Bortle 4

Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

190 of 222 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread Oct 15

recreation.gov lists 143 of the 144 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.

OpenBooked

Booking window6 months outBookable now through April 16, 2027. Tomorrow at 10 AM ET, availability opens through April 17, 2027.recreation.gov

Max stay14 nightsthe facility record

A night$22plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule

A weekend$52DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above

If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservation; this campground publishes its own terms toorecreation.gov’s schedule

Runs itBureau of ReclamationBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record

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Every line of the receipt · 14

What you actually pay

The sign priceBureau of Reclamation

A night$22

RV Nonelectric$22

Standard Nonelectric$22

Rates for the season the campground is in now, Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026.

https://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/newmelones/planning-visit/camping.html

The booking feerecreation.gov

Reservation fee, booked online$8

One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.

Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.

What a stay costs

One nightDerived$30

A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$52

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $22 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.

If your plans changerecreation.gov

Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10

Cancellation fee$10

Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night

No-show$20 + your first night

“All site changes and cancellations need to be done through the Recreation.gov website.” · this campground’s own terms

Who keeps the booking fee

The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →

How we know this receipt · 6

Sign price: recreation.gov facility rate schedule, quoted as the agency publishes it · Sep 10, 2026

Booking fee, change fee, cancellation fee, no-show: Rules and Reservation Policies, Recreation.gov, the published fee schedule, curated by hand into lib/reservation-fee-schedule.json (9 rows, each carrying its own verbatim sentence). The publisher states these policies were last updated September 2019. · Sep 9, 2026

This campground’s own terms: recreation.gov facility cancellation policy for this campground, quoted verbatim. Recreation.gov states that policies listed for specific locations supersede its site-wide policies. · Sep 9, 2026

The two totals: Derived by CAMPANAC by adding the agency’s own published nightly rate to recreation.gov’s own published reservation fee. Both components are cited above; the addition is ours and is shown only where every component is known. · Sep 9, 2026

Who keeps the booking fee: Recreation.gov facility policy text, Dead Swede Campground (facility 234221) · Not on the national policy page. This is agency policy text recreation.gov publishes on individual campground pages; this site holds it verbatim on 45 active campgrounds (campground_rules.cancellation_description, scripts/load-facility-rules.mjs). · Sep 9, 2026

The contract: Reservation Gods: Who Stole Our Campsites and Sold Them Back to Us, More Than Just Parks, April 2025 · Apr 1, 2025

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

recreation.gov availability, read Oct 15 · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

144 sites · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 139 mapped sites

76 ftbetween you and the next site, typically

Most roomIronhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69 033 150 ftIronhorse 8-22, 70-79 016 143 ftBig Oak 90-112 107 132 ftIronhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69 069 125 ftIronhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69 034 124 ft

Least roomBig Oak 113-132 128 35 ftBig Oak 113-132 130 35 ftBig Oak 113-132 122 46 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor distance) · Oct 12, 2026

All 144 sites

140 of 144 sites located

Standard66RV / electric53Walk, hike or boat in20Type not stated1

113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 090 091 092 093 095 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 109 110 111 112 002 003 004 005 006 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079

Aerial · Esri World Imagery

Sites: recreation.gov (RIDB), coordinates as published · Aug 23, 2026

Imagery: Esri World Imagery

SleepsTakes aUp to

Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 129 of the 144 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 143 of the 144 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.


Big Oak 113-132	113	rv nonelectric	60 ft		55 ft	567 ft	2,639 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	114	rv nonelectric	70 ft	yes	69 ft	521 ft	2,724 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	115	rv nonelectric	45 ft		55 ft	514 ft	2,669 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	116	rv nonelectric	45 ft		69 ft	456 ft	2,754 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	117	rv nonelectric	55 ft		71 ft	388 ft	2,760 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	118	rv nonelectric	50 ft		67 ft	459 ft	2,686 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	119	rv nonelectric	55 ft		71 ft	368 ft	2,736 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	120	rv nonelectric	40 ft		55 ft	390 ft	2,679 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	121	rv nonelectric	40 ft	yes	76 ft	602 ft	2,569 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	122	rv nonelectric	45 ft		46 ft	508 ft	2,526 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	123	rv nonelectric	30 ft		46 ft	501 ft	2,542 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	124	rv nonelectric	30 ft		80 ft	480 ft	2,570 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	125	rv nonelectric	45 ft		83 ft	397 ft	2,512 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	126	rv nonelectric	60 ft		55 ft	394 ft	2,669 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	127	rv nonelectric	50 ft		96 ft	374 ft	2,591 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	128	rv nonelectric	40 ft		35 ft	330 ft	2,744 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	129	rv nonelectric	55 ft		83 ft	403 ft	2,659 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	130	rv nonelectric	55 ft		35 ft	302 ft	2,777 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	131	rv nonelectric	40 ft		108 ft	310 ft	2,805 ft	$22
Big Oak 113-132	132	rv nonelectric	50 ft		83 ft	374 ft	2,685 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	133	rv nonelectric	35 ft	yes	81 ft	552 ft	2,408 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	134	rv nonelectric	45 ft		66 ft	500 ft	2,297 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	135	rv nonelectric	40 ft		66 ft	559 ft	2,359 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	136	rv nonelectric	40 ft		59 ft	661 ft	2,303 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	137	rv nonelectric	45 ft		59 ft	652 ft	2,344 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	138	rv nonelectric	45 ft		70 ft	780 ft	2,507 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	139	rv nonelectric	40 ft		70 ft	710 ft	2,457 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	140	rv nonelectric	40 ft		81 ft	762 ft	2,545 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	141	rv nonelectric	50 ft		76 ft	676 ft	2,494 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	142	rv nonelectric	50 ft	yes	74 ft	703 ft	2,561 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	143	rv nonelectric	40 ft		74 ft	630 ft	2,493 ft	$22
Big Oak 133-144	144	rv nonelectric	60 ft		79 ft	639 ft	2,543 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	090	rv nonelectric	40 ft		96 ft	627 ft	2,769 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	091	rv nonelectric	65 ft		96 ft	720 ft	2,681 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	092	rv nonelectric	65 ft		112 ft	742 ft	2,687 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	093	rv nonelectric	45 ft		114 ft	738 ft	2,735 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	094	rv nonelectric	40 ft					$22
Big Oak 90-112	095	rv nonelectric	50 ft		100 ft	600 ft	2,816 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	096	rv nonelectric	50 ft		79 ft	545 ft	2,908 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	097	rv nonelectric	80 ft		84 ft	476 ft	2,948 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	098	rv nonelectric	60 ft		74 ft	395 ft	3,087 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	099	rv nonelectric	55 ft		74 ft	466 ft	3,020 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	100	rv nonelectric	60 ft		98 ft	360 ft	3,165 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	101	rv nonelectric	55 ft		74 ft	396 ft	3,126 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	102	rv nonelectric	45 ft		81 ft	316 ft	3,207 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	103	rv nonelectric	50 ft		66 ft	391 ft	3,149 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	104	rv nonelectric	50 ft		55 ft	361 ft	3,203 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	105	rv nonelectric	50 ft		93 ft	441 ft	3,135 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	106	rv nonelectric	60 ft		55 ft	359 ft	3,227 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	107	rv nonelectric	45 ft	yes	132 ft	321 ft	3,071 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	108	rv nonelectric	40 ft					$22
Big Oak 90-112	109	rv nonelectric	60 ft		74 ft	569 ft	2,952 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	110	rv nonelectric	50 ft		74 ft	587 ft	2,909 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	111	rv nonelectric	70 ft		65 ft	511 ft	3,021 ft	$22
Big Oak 90-112	112	rv nonelectric	60 ft		65 ft	446 ft	3,086 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	001	standard nonelectric	45 ft					$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	002	type not stated	50 ft			973 ft	2,612 ft
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	003	standard nonelectric	65 ft		65 ft	1,074 ft	2,526 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	004	standard nonelectric	70 ft		65 ft	1,056 ft	2,518 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	005	standard nonelectric	50 ft		84 ft	987 ft	2,423 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	006	standard nonelectric	90 ft		84 ft	948 ft	2,425 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	007	standard nonelectric	55 ft					$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	023	standard nonelectric	40 ft	yes	82 ft	869 ft	2,237 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	024	standard nonelectric	45 ft	yes	49 ft	803 ft	2,219 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	025	standard nonelectric	35 ft		49 ft	776 ft	2,173 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	026	standard nonelectric	40 ft		53 ft	794 ft	2,155 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	027	standard nonelectric	50 ft	yes	74 ft	898 ft	2,182 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	028	standard nonelectric	50 ft	yes	98 ft	810 ft	2,087 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	029	standard nonelectric	60 ft		69 ft	845 ft	2,096 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	030	standard nonelectric	35 ft		69 ft	786 ft	2,037 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	031	standard nonelectric	65 ft		62 ft	767 ft	2,146 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	032	standard nonelectric	45 ft		62 ft	712 ft	2,153 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	033	standard nonelectric	40 ft		150 ft	807 ft	2,299 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	034	standard nonelectric	45 ft	yes	124 ft	921 ft	2,248 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	035	standard nonelectric	40 ft	yes	73 ft	928 ft	2,248 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	036	standard nonelectric	55 ft		73 ft	989 ft	2,321 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	037	standard nonelectric	55 ft		86 ft	941 ft	2,324 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	038	standard nonelectric	40 ft		58 ft	965 ft	2,657 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	039	standard nonelectric	50 ft		68 ft	964 ft	2,691 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	040	standard nonelectric	55 ft		58 ft	915 ft	2,689 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	041	standard nonelectric	60 ft		60 ft	877 ft	2,747 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	042	standard nonelectric	55 ft		60 ft	825 ft	2,779 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	043	standard nonelectric	65 ft		76 ft	755 ft	2,830 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	044	standard nonelectric	50 ft		109 ft	700 ft	2,831 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	060	standard nonelectric	55 ft		97 ft	547 ft	3,008 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	061	standard nonelectric	50 ft		79 ft	679 ft	2,891 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	062	standard nonelectric	40 ft		80 ft	619 ft	2,968 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	063	standard nonelectric	35 ft		104 ft	656 ft	2,983 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	064	standard nonelectric	50 ft		84 ft	779 ft	2,919 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	065	standard nonelectric	45 ft		84 ft	695 ft	2,993 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	066	standard nonelectric	50 ft		84 ft	713 ft	2,998 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	067	standard nonelectric	40 ft		84 ft	729 ft	2,929 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	068	standard nonelectric	40 ft		84 ft	643 ft	3,014 ft	$22
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69	069	standard nonelectric	35 ft		125 ft	646 ft	2,940 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	045	standard nonelectric	60 ft		87 ft	590 ft	2,908 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	046	standard nonelectric	45 ft		87 ft	503 ft	2,995 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	047	standard nonelectric	50 ft		77 ft	554 ft	2,947 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	048	standard nonelectric	45 ft		86 ft	467 ft	3,035 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	049	standard nonelectric	50 ft		77 ft	527 ft	2,983 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	050	standard nonelectric	60 ft		84 ft	491 ft	3,038 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	051	standard nonelectric	60 ft		101 ft	445 ft	3,074 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	052	standard nonelectric	70 ft		84 ft	426 ft	3,118 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	053	standard nonelectric	50 ft		100 ft	416 ft	3,059 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	054	standard nonelectric	70 ft		104 ft	372 ft	3,096 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	055	standard nonelectric	60 ft		97 ft	360 ft	3,211 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	056	standard nonelectric	50 ft		92 ft	342 ft	3,159 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	057	standard nonelectric	50 ft		89 ft	348 ft		$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	058	standard nonelectric	50 ft		89 ft	317 ft	3,200 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	059	standard nonelectric	55 ft		91 ft	289 ft	3,251 ft	$22
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	080	walk to	15 ft		103 ft	202 ft		$18
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	081	walk to	15 ft		55 ft	265 ft		$18
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	082	walk to	15 ft		55 ft	262 ft		$18
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	083	walk to	15 ft		59 ft	251 ft		$18
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	084	walk to	15 ft		90 ft	146 ft		$18
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	085	walk to	15 ft		66 ft	168 ft		$18
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	086	walk to	15 ft		73 ft	238 ft		$18
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	087	walk to	15 ft		59 ft	227 ft		$18
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	088	walk to	15 ft		66 ft	195 ft		$18
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89	089	walk to	15 ft		65 ft	256 ft		$18
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	008	standard nonelectric	75 ft		105 ft	730 ft	2,247 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	009	standard nonelectric	55 ft		105 ft	794 ft	2,340 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	010	standard nonelectric	50 ft		105 ft	684 ft	2,263 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	011	standard nonelectric	50 ft		105 ft	772 ft	2,365 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	012	standard nonelectric	45 ft		75 ft	674 ft	2,310 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	013	standard nonelectric	45 ft		75 ft	680 ft	2,382 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	014	standard nonelectric	50 ft		97 ft	636 ft	2,300 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	015	standard nonelectric	70 ft		97 ft	566 ft	2,379 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	016	standard nonelectric	65 ft		143 ft	560 ft	2,262 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	017	standard nonelectric	55 ft		75 ft	539 ft	2,276 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	018	standard nonelectric	40 ft		75 ft	473 ft	2,350 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	019	standard nonelectric	35 ft		77 ft	489 ft	2,309 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	020	standard nonelectric	40 ft		77 ft	413 ft	2,386 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	021	standard nonelectric	50 ft		83 ft	452 ft	2,351 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	022	standard nonelectric	50 ft		83 ft	372 ft	2,434 ft	$22
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	070	walk to	15 ft		86 ft	437 ft	2,410 ft	$18
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	071	walk to	15 ft		86 ft	442 ft	2,451 ft	$18
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	072	walk to	15 ft		71 ft	330 ft	2,548 ft	$18
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	073	walk to	15 ft		71 ft	302 ft	2,587 ft	$18
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	074	walk to	15 ft		76 ft	322 ft	2,584 ft	$18
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	075	walk to	15 ft		74 ft	389 ft	2,565 ft	$18
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	076	walk to	15 ft		81 ft	314 ft	2,508 ft	$18
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	077	walk to	15 ft		92 ft	327 ft	2,610 ft	$18
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	078	walk to	15 ft		74 ft	315 ft	2,630 ft	$18
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79	079	walk to	15 ft		97 ft	286 ft	2,699 ft	$18

Price: Derived by CAMPANAC: each site takes the per-night rate this campground publishes for the site’s own site type (recreation.gov rate schedule). recreation.gov publishes no per-campsite fee, and a site whose type carries no published rate is left blank rather than called free · Sep 11, 2026

25 of 144 listed

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number

Coordinate38.00750, -120.54028

The mapSee it on the map

The driveDirections ↗

The phone209-536-9094

The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Also near here

Tuttletown Recreation Area2.4 mi

Horseshoe Road Recreation Area17 mi

Coyote Point17 mi

Deer Flat Boat In Campground18 mi

Acorn Campground18 mi

Oak Knoll Campground19 mi

Getting there

From Sacramento take 99 S, 88 W and 12 E to San Andreas. Take 49 S for approximately 15 miles. Turn right onto Whittle Ranch Road and follow the road 2 miles to the recreation area.

From Central California and the Bay Area take 80 E, 580 E then 205 E to 120 E in Manteca. Take the exit for 120 E/99 N. Continue on 120 E, then take 108 E to 49N. Turn left onto Whittle Ranch Road and follow the road 2 miles to the recreation area.

Directions: Driving directions as the agency wrote them · Sep 9, 2026

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

This Afternoon84°Sunny

Tonight62°Clear

Saturday86°Sunny

Saturday Night59°Clear

NWS forecast for Angels, CA

Source: National Weather Service, STO forecast office · Oct 16, 2026

Typical weather

Typical October night 52°F, day 80°F.

Coldest month of the year: typical December night 38°F. Bring the bag rated for it.

110°30°

Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more

A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: NEW MELONES DAM HQ, CA (USC00046174), 3 miles away and 180 ft lower

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, monthly normals · Sep 8, 2026

The land, and who answers for it

who answers for it

Who answers for this land

Glory Hole Recreation Area is in California’s 5th congressional district. Its representative, Tom McClintock (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →

Seen something wrong here? Tell us.

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from

Right now: recreation.gov is offering sites on 30 of the next 30 nights, which isn’t something a closed campground does.

Sites on recreation.gov: recreation.gov’s own month availability payload for this facility, asked for October 2026, November 2026 and July 2027. It names 143 of the 144 campsites the agency files here, and every one of them carries an answer either way. A campground nobody has read carries no answer at all, never a no. · Oct 11, 2026

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this campground’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate, taken as the median across the 140 campsites here that carry a reading · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this campground’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate: 0.6 mcd/m² of artificial all-sky glow, ranked against the 1,201 rated federal campgrounds in California · Sep 8, 2026

Sky-glow model: Duriscoe, Anderson, Luginbuhl and Baugh (2018), a simplified model of all-sky artificial sky glow derived from VIIRS Day/Night band data, the National Park Service sky-glow model

Cell signal: the Bureau of Reclamation’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.

Nearest town: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 places, measured by CAMPANAC to the town boundary; population is the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimate · Sep 9, 2026