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South Shore Campground
11 mi northwest of Bear Valley, CA · No signal at camp
About South Shore Campground
South Shore Campground is located next to Lower Bear River Reservoir in the Eldorado National Forest the central Sierra Nevada Mountains. It's a prime location for fishing and boating. Lower Bear Reservoir covers 166 acres and has 2.5 miles of shoreline. Activities include fishing, swimming, boating, canoeing and picnicking. Anglers may catch rainbow, brown and mackinaw trout. A boat ramp is located within a mile of the campground. The Pardoe Trail can be accessed a short distance past nearby Upper Bear River Reservoir, and borders Mokelumne Wilderness. Each campsite comes with a picnic table and grill. One campsite is accessible, as is one of the vault toilets. Drinking water is provided. A general store is about a mile from the campground on the northern part of the reservoir. The campground is nestled in a mixed conifer forest on a hillside just above the south shore of Lower Bear…
- Fees: $28/single $56/double $84/triple $5/extra vehicle fee
- Season: June – September
- Managed by: Eldorado National Forest, FS
- Where: 11 mi northwest of Bear Valley, CA · 38.53306, -120.23472
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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–Feb.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanglefoot Canyon | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 2.4 mi |
| Camp Winton So. | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Salt Springs Reservoir | Hiking | 2.4 mi | 5.0 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Jack C. Davis Observatory (University observatory), 50 mi.
Dump station: 21.7 mi
Propane: 21.9 mi