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Carlton

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USDA Forest Service
17Supported overnight records
1Published site categories
17Sites with a reported party limit
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A closer look at the campground

Overview Carlton Campground is located along the North Yuba River, adjacent to Highway 49 and 13 miles from Downieville. Visitors enjoy a wide variety of recreational activities in the area, including hiking, hunting, fishing, canoeing and biking. This facility is operated and maintained by the Tahoe National Forest.Recreation The North Yuba River offers swimming, wading and rainbow trout fishing. Seasonal rafting and kayaking are popular water activities. A network of trails through the surrounding area providing opportunities for hiking, biking and OHV use.  The North Yuba River Trail can be accessed from the nearby Rocky Rest trailhead.Facilities The campground offers single-family campsites suited for both tent and trailer camping. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided.Natural Features The campground stretches along the North Yuba River, next to the highway.  Stands of cedar, ponderosa pine and oak trees cover the area providing shade from the afternoon sun.  Contact Info This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (530) 265-5431.Charges & Cancellations No Show Policy A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date (or for day-use facilities, by check-in time the day of arrival).  * No-show customers are only recorded at staffed facilities. At most remote facilities, all customers are noted as automatically checked-in on the date of arrival. * It is recommended that staffed facilities hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. * It is recommended that staffed facilities hold group day-use facilities until check-in time on the arrival date. There is no change fee if a customer extends or shortens a reservation if the change includes dates from the original reservation. If they choose to depart early, they may forfeit some or all of the recreation fees.  There is no change fee if the customer changes campsites that are the same price and on the same reservation dates in the same campground. If the campsite the customer is changing to has a price difference, the customer will be responsible for any additional fees or be provided with a refund, based on the price difference.  Where recorded, no-show customers are assessed a $20.00 no-show fee and forfeit the first night's recreation fee for a campsite or forfeit the entire day-use recreation fee for a day-use facility. We recommend customers contact the facility if they are en route to their reservation but cannot make it by the check-in date. In these cases, no refund will be issued, but the facility can ensure that a "no-show" fee is not assessed.

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How much is documented?

Reported fields across the 17 supported campsite records here. A reported value can still need interpretation; missing values remain unknown in the planner.

Party limit
17
Vehicle limit
17
Vehicle length
0
Driveway entry
17
Shade
17

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The campsite mix

Standard Nonelectric
17

Operator directions

From Downieville, travel south on Highway 49 for just over 13 miles. The campground is on the left side of the highway. From Nevada City, travel north on Highway 49 for just under 30 miles. The campground is on the right side of the highway.

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THE ACTUAL SITES

17 published campsite records

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SITE / LOOPTYPEEQUIPMENT LIMITSPEOPLE / VEHICLESDRIVEWAYELECTRIC / SHADE
Site 002
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
45 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 003
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
30 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 004
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
34 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 005
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
28 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 006
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
20 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 007
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
32 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 008
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
40 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 009
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
36 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 010
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
45 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 011
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
40 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 012
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
32 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 013
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
42 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 014
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
45 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 015
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
55 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 016
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Back-In
45 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 017
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
55 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 018
AREA CARLTON
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
42 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Yes

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