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

Loop 1 SHADY · Site 009.

at Sunset-Union Valley

This site, in 5 agency photographs
Photos · Megan Unke
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
35 ftLongest rig
348 ftRoom
ADAAccessible
4,960 ftElevation
45%Tree cover
599 ftWater · to Union Valley Reservoir
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

Room

348 ftto the nearest other site, against 82 ft typical here
Roomiest of 63site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites012 103 ft011 119 ft010 119 ft008 211 ft007 222 ft013 244 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopLoop 1 SHADY
Max vehicle length35 ft
HookupsNone
Driveway EntryBack-in
Driveway GradeModerate
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles1
ShadeFull
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Boat RampYes
Campfire RingsYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time1:00 PM
Coin ShowersYes
Day Use AreaYes
Drinking WaterYes
Driveway Length29 ft
Dump StationYes
FirewoodYes
Food Storage LockerYes
GrillsYes
HostYes
Lake AccessYes
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
Picnic TablesYes
Self Pay StationYes
Water SpigotYes
AccessibleYes
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Trailerto 20 ft
Rvno length limit listed
Also to 35 ft · 1
Tentto 35 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 009 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Sunset-Union Valley →

Most private sites here009 348 ft004 287 ft015 283 ft040 219 ft076 137 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index