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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Eldorado National Forest

Here, one in three take walk-ups.

73Campgrounds
25Take walk-ups
$8–$106A night, across 27
1,562Sites, from 42
3,130–8,210 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 73 of these 73 campgrounds

Where they are

73 of 73 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

73 campgrounds
In 1 places, folded
Eldorado National Forest73 campgrounds · 15 open
Meeks Bay ResortReservableOpenEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $22.5076 with a bear box3 pull-through sites99 sitesrigs to 20 ft6,240 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsPipi CampgroundReservableOpenEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $361 walk-in site1 hike-in site73 sitesrigs to 35 ft4,240 ftdrinking watertoiletsDru Barner CampgroundReservableOpenEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $86 with a bear box9 pull-through sites48 sitesrigs to 50 ft3,200 ftdrinking watertoiletsBadgers Den at Camp Richardson ResortReservableEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $5384 sites6,250 fttoiletsFallen Leaf CampgroundReservableEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $47199 with a bear box23 pull-through sites208 sitesrigs to 187 ft6,340 ftdrinking watertoiletsIce HouseReservableEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $3610 walk-in sites8 pull-through sites90 sitesrigs to 45 ft5,430 ftdrinking watertoiletsLoon LakeReservableEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $3082 with a bear box10 pull-through sites82 sitesrigs to 67 ft6,470 ftRV Village Campground at Camp Richardson ResortReservableEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $8098 sitesrigs to 40 ft6,250 fthookupstoiletsSunset-Union ValleyReservableEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $36122 with a bear box8 with a tent pad178 sitesrigs to 45 ft4,920 ftdrinking watertoiletsWrights LakeReservableEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $369 walk-in sites1 pull-through site65 sitesrigs to 99 ft6,950 ftdrinking watertoiletsGerle CreekReservableSeasonalEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $3645 with a bear box49 sitesrigs to 50 ft5,260 fttoiletsSilver Lake East- EldoradoReservableEldorado National Forest · CAfrom $362 walk-in sites48 sitesrigs to 55 ft7,230 ftdrinking watertoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Pyramid24,347 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Caples Creek17,854 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Poison Hole2,627 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Salt Springs133 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Rubicon4,872 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Pyramid7,758 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Wallace fire · 2.7 mi from the nearest campground here · 1 acres
Wildfire
Enf October Lightning fire · 4.6 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
P6 fire · 40 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 24, 2026

Who answers for this land

Eldorado National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Kevin Kiley, official portrait
Kevin Kiley (I)CA 3rd · 64 campgrounds · grade F
Tom McClintock, official portrait
Tom McClintock (R)CA 5th · 9 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly