Name:
Location:
- 38º 28′ 43″ N, 120º 16′ 07″ W; 38 miles east of Jackson on Highway 88. Map apps will try to take you up 88 and over on Ellis Rd or Panther Creek Rd. Both of these roads were in pretty bad shape in 2020, so suggest taking Tiger Creek Rd to Tiger Creek Reservoir, and continue till it hits Salt Springs Rd instead.
Cost:
- Free
Distance to drinking water:
- long drive
Hot Springs nearby?
- no
Swimming hole nearby?
- Yes, great swimming spot next to site, but water is very cold (around 55 degrees). Clothing sorta optional, since its pretty private.
4×4 or high clearance vehicle required?
- no, but there is another site about 2 miles down the road that is even more private, but that site requires 4×4.
Privacy level
- might be a few folks nearby, but pretty private. River covers noise of other campers.
Camp Fires allowed
- often no fires in August-September,
Toilets?
- new outhouses 3 min walk
Elevation?
- 3200 ft
How many vehicles per site?
- 6-10
How many good, flat tent spots?
- 6-10
Trailer Friendly?
- yes
Nearby Hikes:
- Its also right on this trail to the Calaveras Dome, which a great 6-7 mile hike :
Coast to Creset Trail: http://mc2ct.org/trail-status-maps/upper-mokelumne/
other notes
- National Forest info
- good cycling nearby (but long hills)
- Another great spot 2 more miles down the road at (38º 28′ 20″ N, 120º 18′ 12″ W), but VERY rough 4×4 road to get there.
2019 Update from Herve:
Really nice, but you are definitely not alone. Fishermen and families mostly, not yahoos.
- 38.48203,-120.26507 sweet camp for one car, where I camped, not secluded, but big flat area next to swimming hole, 2wd ok, a couple sweet camps across the river
- 38.47824,-120.26797 last campsite of moore campground, big and more secluded. low clearance ok, but there is a 100 feet section that is a bit difficult for 2wd low clearance.
- 38.47238,-120.30328 big camp far from other camps but talked to a firsherman there who said people walk by there (I assume other fishermen), 4wd high clearance only
