Silver Lake East Campground

US Forest Service · California

Silver Lake East Campground in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

Silver Lake East is located 50 miles east of Jackson, California, just a short distance from the shores of Silver lake, where activities like boating, fishing, swimming and hiking, provide campers with the perfect outdoors retreat. Numerous trails leaving the campground connect with the lake and swimming beaches. Silver Lake West is adjacent to Silver Lake East on the other side of Highway 88, and offers additional trails and access to the Silver Fork of the American River.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking: first-come, first-served
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites: 310
Coordinates: 38.67224, -120.11980

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

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