BLM · Merced River Recreation Management Area

Willow Placer Campground

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: water · sewer
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 1,061 ft
Vehicles: up to 4

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

Getting there

What the agency says about the road in. For a long rig this is often the binding constraint — a site that fits is no use behind four miles of shelf road — and none of it appears in the campsite data.

High clearance or 4WD advisedThe Burma Grade is another popular route to explore on foot, bike, or high-clearance automobile.quoted from the description

Every bookable site

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 9 sites

012no rigs permitted · parallel · gravel · 2 vehicles 013no rigs permitted · 4 vehicles 014no rigs permitted · 2 vehicles 015no rigs permitted · 2 vehicles 016no rigs permitted · 2 vehicles 017no rigs permitted · 2 vehicles 018no rigs permitted · 2 vehicles 019no rigs permitted · 2 vehicles 020no rigs permitted · parallel · gravel · 2 vehicles

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Railroad Flat Campground CA	1 mi NW	9	18 ft	none
2	McCabe Flat Campground CA	1 mi S	10	18 ft	none · pull-through
3	Dirt Flat CA · tent-only	10 mi NE	7	—	none
4	Dry Gulch CA · tent-only	10 mi NE	5	—	none
5	Crane Flat Campground CA	14 mi NE	147	32 ft	none · pull-through
6	Lost Claim CA	15 mi N	10	15 ft	none

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: 9
Max occupancy per site: 20
Reservable sites: 9
Coordinates: 37.6104, -120.0095
Nearest place: El Dorado Hills
Phone: 916 941-3101 Mother Lode Field Office Main Phone
Elevation: 1,061 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/273838 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain