A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Public land camping

Bureau of Reclamation Campgrounds in California

4 places to camp in California run by the Bureau of Reclamation.

4
federal places to camp
4 Reclamation
4
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
1,100 ft
elevation
From the USGS, at the campground
467
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Bureau of Reclamation campgrounds in California

4 places

  1. Glory Hole Recreation Area Reclamation · New Melones Lake · Calaveras County 1,100 ftelevation 143sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Pines Group Site - Stony Gorge Reservoir group campground Reclamation · Stony Gorge Reservoir · Glenn County 887 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Putah Canyon Campground- Napa, CA (BOR) Reclamation · Lake Berryessa · Napa County n/aelevation 160sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Tuttletown Recreation Area Reclamation · New Melones Lake · Tuolumne County 1,100 ftelevation 163sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov