Public land camping
Army Corps of Engineers Campgrounds in California
25 places to camp in California run by the Army Corps of Engineers.
- 25
- federal places to camp
- 25 Army Corps
- 19
- take reservations
- On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
- 5,858 ft
- at the highest of them
- Alpine Meadow Campground. The lowest, Buckhorn, sits at 524 ft
- 930
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet
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Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds in California
25 places
- Acorn Campground Army Corps · New Hogan Lake · Calaveras County 740 ftelevation 126sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Alpine Meadow Campground Army Corps · Martis Creek Lake · Nevada County 5,858 ftelevation 24sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Buckhorn Army Corps · Black Butte Lake · Tehama County 524 ftelevation 93sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Bushay Recreation Area Army Corps · Mendocino Lake · Mendocino County 826 ftelevation 43sites 71 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Codorniz Recreation Area Campground Army Corps · Eastman Lake · Madera County 658 ftelevation 65sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Coyote Point group campground Army Corps · New Hogan Lake · Stanislaus County 239 ftelevation 1site 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Hidden View Army Corps · Hensley Lake · Madera County 539 ftelevation 53sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Hidden View Campground Army Corps · Hensley Lake · Madera County 525 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Horse Creek horse camp Army Corps · Kaweah Lake · Tulare County 682 ftelevation 80sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Horseshoe Road Recreation Area Army Corps · Stanislaus River Parks · Stanislaus County n/aelevation 15sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Island Park Army Corps · Pine Flat Lake · Fresno County 959 ftelevation 92sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Kirch Flat Campground Army Corps · Pine Flat Lake · Fresno County 1,002 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Liberty Glen (Lake Sonoma) Army Corps · Lake Sonoma · Sonoma County 1,041 ftelevation 99sites 38 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- McHenry Avenue Recreation Area Army Corps · Stanislaus River Parks · Stanislaus County n/aelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- North Tule Campground Army Corps · Success Lake · Tulare County 722 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Oak Knoll Campground Army Corps · New Hogan Lake · Calaveras County 730 ftelevation 49sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Orland Buttes Army Corps · Black Butte Lake · Glenn County 529 ftelevation 35sites 74 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Pine Flat Campground Army Corps · Pine Flat Lake · Fresno County 583 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- South Tule Campground Army Corps · Success Lake · Tulare County 687 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Trimmer Campground Army Corps · Pine Flat Lake · Fresno County 1,019 ftelevation 10sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Tule Army Corps · Success Lake · Tulare County 680 ftelevation 101sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Valley Oak Recreation Area Army Corps · Stanislaus River Parks · Stanislaus County n/aelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Wakalumi Campground Army Corps · Hensley Lake n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Wildcat Equestrian Area group campground Army Corps · Eastman Lake · Madera County 735 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Wildcat Recreation Area Campground Army Corps · Eastman Lake · Madera County 702 ftelevation 19sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
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