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FS · Eldorado National Forest

Silver Lake East- Eldorado

Silver Lake East- Eldorado
public domainUSFS via Recreation.gov

19 of 48 sites fit 42 ft

Book one of 017, 002, 014, 015, 033, 034 and 13 more

Longest for your rig
55 ft
Booking
Reservable
Hookups
none
Entry
Back-in only
ADA sites
10
Elevation
8,226 ft
Vehicles
up to 2

At 8,226 ft, expect nights below freezing well into June, water systems shut off outside a short summer window, and a long climb to get here. Nothing published says when it opens — call before you tow.

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

The 19 sites that take a 42 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 42 ft rig — 19 sites
01755 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles00250 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle01450 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles01550 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle03350 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle03450 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle03550 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle03650 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle03750 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle03850 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle03950 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles04050 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle00145 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle00445 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle00945 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle01045 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle02345 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle02645 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle03145 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle
Too short for 42 ft — 26 sites
00640 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle01140 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle01840 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle02140 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle02240 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle00835 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle01335 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle01935 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle02035 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle02535 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle03035 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle03235 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle00330 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle00530 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle00730 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle01230 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle01630 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle02430 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle02730 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle02825 ft vehicle · back · paved · 1 vehicle02925 ft vehicle · back · paved · 1 vehicle04425 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle04525 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle04625 ft limit · back · paved · 1 vehicle04725 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle04825 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle
Tents only — no rig permitted here — 3 sites
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fits 42 ft (12) too short (20) not published (0)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them. 16 sites have no published coordinate and are in the lists but not on the map.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#CampgroundDistanceSitesLongest for your rigHookups
1Markleeville
CA
6 mi E9—none
2Crystal Springs
CA
7 mi N17—none
3Kit Carson Campground
CA
7 mi N1145 ftnone
4Indian Creek Campground (CA)
CA
7 mi NE2845 ftnone · pull-through
5Silver Creek
CA
8 mi SE2251 ftnone · pull-through
6(Lake Alpine) Silver Valley Campground
CA
14 mi S2153 ftnone
123456Silver Lake East- Eldorado2 mi
this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites
48
Non-site records excluded
18
Longest driveway
55 ft
Max occupancy per site
12
Reservable sites
36
Coordinates
38.6750, -119.8875
Phone
209-258-2287
Elevation
8,226 ft

Sources