Black Mountain Lookout Campground

US Forest Service · California

Black Mountain Lookout Campground in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

Gold Lake Campground (6,400' elevation) is located along the shores of glacially carved Gold Lake. A high clearance vehicle is recommended to access most campsites. The campground is nestled in a red fir dominated mixed conifer forest.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: $25/night
Booking: first-come, first-served
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites: 185
Coordinates: 39.67802, -120.64635

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Source: US Forest Service, dated 2026-08-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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