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Silver Lake East- Eldorado
4 mi west of Markleeville, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G
About Silver Lake East- Eldorado
Silver Lake East is located 50 miles east of Jackson, California, just a short distance from the shores of Silver lake, where activities like boating, fishing, swimming and hiking, provide campers with the perfect outdoors retreat. Numerous trails leaving the campground connect with the lake and swimming beaches. Silver Lake West is adjacent to Silver Lake East on the other side of Highway 88, and offers additional trails and access to the Silver Fork of the American River. Because the campground is already at such a high elevation, hiking is particularly popular, allowing visitors to access high alpine lakes and other destinations through short but spectacular hikes. In addition to the trails which connect this campground to Silver Lake and other swimming areas, the Granite Lake Trail, which gives way to the Hidden Lake Trail, begins on the east shore of Silver Lake at the Minkalo TH.…
- Managed by: Eldorado National Forest, FS
- Where: 4 mi west of Markleeville, CA · 38.675, -119.8875
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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: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charity Valley | Horse | 0.6 mi | 7.1 mi |
| Thornburg Canyon | Horse | 1.6 mi | 7.4 mi |
| Connector Road Spur B | ATV road | 1.7 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Lower Charity Road | ATV road | 1.7 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Burnside Lake Trail 1 | Horse | 1.9 mi | 1.9 mi |
| Lower Charity Loop Trail | Hiking | 2.0 mi | 0.3 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 shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 19.1 mi
Water fill-up: 19 mi
Propane: 17.4 mi