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Dorabelle Campground
1 mi northeast of Shaver Lake, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
About Dorabelle Campground
Dorabelle Campground is a popular family camping destination above Shaver Lake. Some sites are shaded by a thick stand of fir, cedar and pine trees, while other sites are more open. This camp is a great base for experiencing the wide variety of recreational activities in the area. Boats can be moored nearby and some sites offer views of the lake. Hikers can access 5 trails from the campground: Dinkey Road (.5 miles), Musick Meadow (.75 miles), Peninsula Loop (1 mile), Burr Meadow (1.5 miles) and Osprey Cove (2 miles). Horseback riding is also offered nearby. Popular activities at Shaver Lake include swimming, motorized boating, canoeing, kayaking, water skiing, jet skiing, windsurfing, sailing and fishing. Anglers can fish for kokanee salmon, rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, catfish and bluegill. Each site has a dirt parking spur, table, fire ring, and grill. Drinking water…
- Fees: Single sites = $30.00 per night or $32.00 per night on holiday weekends Double sites = $60.00 per night or $64.00 per night on holiday…
- Season: May – October
- Managed by: Sierra National Forest, FS
- Where: 1 mi northeast of Shaver Lake, CA · 37.11167, -119.31235
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Mar.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinkey Creek Rd T9 | ATV road | 1.3 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Swanee | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.4 mi | 1.1 mi |
| Dinkey Creek Rd T11 | ATV road | 1.6 mi | 0.1 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Sequoia and Kings Canyon Dark Sky Festival (Astronomy festival), 52 mi.
Dump station: 0.8 mi
Water fill-up: 19.8 mi
Propane: 10.7 mi
Camps nearby
- Ponderosa Trailer Park 0.3 mi
- Camp Edison 0.7 mi
- Camp Chawanakee 1.2 mi
- Campsite · 2 mi E of Shaver Lake 1.6 mi
- Swanson Campground 2.2 mi
- Bretz Mill Campground 6.4 mi