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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CA

Site 08.

at Valley Oak Recreation Area

This site, in 3 agency photographs
Photos · USACE
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Tent Only NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
44 ftRoom
120 ftElevation
30%Tree cover
241 ftWater · to Stanislaus River
Accessible Vault ToiletsToilet · listed for this site
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: Recreation.gov per-site record: Accessible Vault Toilets · Sep 8, 2026

Room

44 ftto the nearest other site, against 48 ft typical here
#8 of 11roomiest site in the campground
3other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites07 44 ft09 56 ft10 82 ft06 114 ft11 (GROUP WALK TO) 130 ft04 146 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike-In
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles2
Pets AllowedYes
Accessible TrailsYes
Accessible Vault ToiletsYes
BbqYes
Campfire RingsYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Hike In Distance to Site0.2
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
Non-Potable WaterYes
Picnic TableYes
Proximity to WaterRiverfront
River AccessYes
Site Length20 ft
Site RatingBasic
Site Width20 ft
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 22
Campfire AllowedNo
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Large Tent Over 9x12`to 12 ft
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 08 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Valley Oak Recreation Area →

Most private sites here11 (GROUP WALK TO) 73 ft06 70 ft05 51 ft09 51 ft10 51 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index