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

Fern Loop · Site 053.

at Loon Lake

Filed by the agency against this site and other campsites here, 4 images
Site 053, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Loon Lake
Site 053 · Kelly Maxey · on 2 sites here
Site 053, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Loon Lake
Site 053 · Kelly Maxey · on 2 sites here
Site 53, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Loon Lake
Site 53 · Kelly Maxey · on 2 sites here
Site 053 Parking Spur, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Loon Lake
Site 053 Parking Spur · Kelly Maxey · on 2 sites here
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
51 ftLongest rig
81 ftRoom
6,460 ftElevation
42%Tree cover
1,129 ftWater · to Loon Lake
249 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

81 ftto the nearest other site, against 62 ft typical here
#15 of 60roomiest site in the campground
1other site within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites055 81 ft052 101 ft070 116 ft054 138 ft069 152 ft067 158 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopFern Loop
Max vehicle length51 ft
HookupsNone
Driveway EntryBack-in
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles1
ShadeFull
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Campfire RingsYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time1:00 PM
Driveway Length51 ft
Food Storage LockerYes
Min Num of People1
Picnic TablesYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Tentto 25 ft
Also to 51 ft · 2
Rvto 51 ft
Trailerto 51 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

Book this exact site

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

Site 053 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

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

Most private sites hereEquestrian Group 462 ftChipmunk Group 306 ft076 148 ftRubicon Group 147 ft007 111 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index