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South Shore Campground

US Forest Service · California

South Shore Campground in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

South Shore Campground is located next to Lower Bear River Reservoir in the Eldorado National Forest the central Sierra Nevada Mountains. It's a prime location for fishing and boating.

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
130
Coordinates
38.53542, -120.24479

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Nearest sites we map

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

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