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Northshore Campground - Loon Lake (CA)

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USDA Forest Service
24Supported overnight records
2Published site categories
24Sites with a reported party limit
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A closer look at the campground

Overview 23 miles east of Placerville on Highway 50 and 31 miles north on Ice House Road (Forest Road 3), take the Loon Lake fork.  Recreation Swimming and Fishing Boat Ramp at Loon Lake Campground Picnic Area (5 sites) at the Loon Lake Boat Ramp Rubicon OHV Trail (summer) Hiking and horseback riding in Desolation Wilderness, permits available in Recreation.gov or the Placerville Ranger Station on Highway 50, Exit 54 in Camino. Day use permits area available at the Loon Lake trailhead in the summer and Placerville Ranger Station year‐round. Loon Lake Chalet rental cabin, reservations required. Facilities Nearby Attractions Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (831) 245-6891.Charges & Cancellations Change Fee: A service fee may be charged at the time a modification is made depending on the changes. Cancellation Fee: A $10 service fee will be withheld from any refunds for a cancelled reservation. Cut-Off Window: The latest date and/or time that you can make an advanced reservation or a change to an existing reservation. Cut-off windows can vary by location, but are typically 4 days before your arrival date. A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (see Late Cancellation below). Late Cancellation: If you cancel your reservation too close to the start date, additional service fees may be withheld. Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).

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How much is documented?

Reported fields across the 24 supported campsite records here. A reported value can still need interpretation; missing values remain unknown in the planner.

Party limit
24
Vehicle limit
24
Vehicle length
0
Driveway entry
24
Shade
0

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The campsite mix

Standard Nonelectric
16
Rv Nonelectric
8

Operator directions

23 miles east of Placerville on Highway 50 and 31 miles north on Ice House Road (Forest Road 3), take the Loon Lake fork.

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THE ACTUAL SITES

24 published campsite records

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Raw published values are shown below, including zeros and ambiguous text. They are not validated capacities. The planner keeps missing, zero and questionable dimensions unknown.

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SITE / LOOPTYPEEQUIPMENT LIMITSPEOPLE / VEHICLESDRIVEWAYELECTRIC / SHADE
Site 10
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 25 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Parallel
25 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 11
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 20 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Parallel
24 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 12
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Rv Nonelectric
Rv: 50 ft
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Parallel
52 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 13
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Rv Nonelectric
Rv: 50 ft
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
4 vehicles
Pull-through
115 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 14
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Rv Nonelectric
Rv: 20 ft
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
23 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 15
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 50 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
2 vehicles
Parallel
50 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 16
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Rv Nonelectric
Rv: 35 ft
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Parallel
37 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 17
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 35 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
2 vehicles
Parallel
36 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 18
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 25 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Parallel
25 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 19
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 25 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Parallel
25 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 2
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 50 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
2 vehicles
Parallel
50 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 20
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Parallel
20 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 21
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
20 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 22
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 20 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
20 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 23
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 20 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
20 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 24
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Rv Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
30 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 25
Loop 2
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 50 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
2 vehicles
Pull-through
50 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 3
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Rv Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
2 vehicles
Parallel
62 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 4
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 20 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
20 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 5
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 25 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
4 vehicles
Back-in
25 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 6
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Rv Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
1 vehicles
Back-in
34 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 7
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
6 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
31 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 8
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Rv Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
40 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 9
Loop 1
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 20 ft
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
20 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported

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