Bear River Group Campground (Eldorado National Forest, Ca)

US Forest Service · California

Bear River Group Campground (Eldorado National Forest, Ca) in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

The Bear River Group Campground offers four separate group campsites on a site above the south side of the Lower Bear River Reservoir. The proximity to water and the mixed pine setting in the fresh Sierra Nevada air, makes this campground an excellent group retreat destination. Upriver from the campground is the Upper Bear River Reservoir. This lake is smaller and spans 166 surface acres with 2.5 miles of shoreline.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: $115/night
Booking: Reservation required
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Listed facilities: toilets (as published by the agency)
Phone: 209-295-4360
Coordinates: 38.53389, -120.21889

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-03-11, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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