Ponderosa Park Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California

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  Ponderosa Park Campground is an old favorite with the people in Coloma. All the cheery people and a good variety of entertaining stuff attract folks from far and near. Camping out indisputably is a pleasant thing to do, and Ponderosa Park Campground in California is the outdoors at its greatest. Ponderosa Park Campground is a magnificent camp ground to use as a base while enjoying the Northern Sierra Nevada.
During the summer months here at Ponderosa Park Campground, high temperatures commonly get into the 90's. During the dark hours of summer temperatures
    drop down into the 60's. For the duration of the wintertime the highs are typically in the 50's, and after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Ponderosa Park Campground descend into the 30's. At this campground you will always have a great time. You're sure
to come across some nice folks from Coloma here; Perry Mountain can be seen from Ponderosa Park Campground. Quite a lot of entertaining stuff to do near Ponderosa Park Campground, and if you're seeking a perfect location to go for a camping trip, this is a good pick.
A number of people opt for this campground for the purpose of being near Marshall Gold Discovery State Park. From a rain point of view Ponderosa Park Campground is a pretty normal location; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain while July is the month with the least
 
amount of precipitation.
So many local attractions and such a good variety of outdoors recreation will make you happy you came. All year is a fine time in the Northern Sierra Nevada if you like the outdoors. On a great day at Ponderosa Park Campground you can take a hike along the Bake Oven Trail.
You can run the rapids of American River - Middle Fork in the neighborhood of Ponderosa Park Campground, and you're most likely addicted to lakes, Indian Creek Reservoir is one of those nearby. So much exciting stuff to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada, too fine to be true. A tour to Auburn State Park rejuvenates the spirit, and get your pulse rate up on the great whitewater of American River - South Fork. Marshall Gold Discovery State Park is a good place to have a look at, and if the weather is splendid, you can go for a hike along the Nevada Point Trail.
And that's not all you can do here at Ponderosa Park Campground. Near Ponderosa Park Campground you hit upon brilliant spots like Granite Canyon, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Indian Creek. There's such a large number of things to do at Ponderosa Park Campground including whitewater paddling, swimming, hiking, and fishing, so there's absolutely no way to get bored.
In California you never run out of outdoors entertaining stuff.

LOCATION AND CONTACT INFO:

Address:
7291 State Highway 49
Lotus, California 95651

Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.8086
Longitude: -120.9004

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 Camp Grounds Near Ponderosa Park Campground:
American River Resort-coloma, Coloma , 1 miles away
Coloma Resort and RV Park, Coloma , 1 miles away
Camp Lotus, Lotus , 1 miles away
Yellowjacket - Eldorado National Forest, Placerville , 6 miles away
Placerville Koa Kampgrounds, Shingle Springs , 7 miles away
Black Oak Stumpy Meadows - Eldorado National Forest, Placerville , 8 miles away
Gerle Creek - Eldorado National Forest, Placerville , 8 miles away
 Hotels Near Ponderosa Park Campground:
Best Western Placerville Inn, Placerville , 7 miles away
Lexington Historic Cary House Hotel, Placerville , 8 miles away
Gold Country Inn, Placerville , 9 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites Cameron Park, Cameron Park , 9 miles away
NATIONAL 9 INN, Placerville , 10 miles away
Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast, Placerville , 10 miles away
Best Western Golden Key, Auburn , 12 miles away
 Trails Near Ponderosa Park Campground:
Nevada Point Trail, El Dorado County County , 17 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 2771 feet elevation difference
Bake Oven Trail, Placer County County , 19 miles away,  9 hiking miles, 2032 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Ponderosa Park Campground:
Soda Springs, California , 45 miles away, 625 vertical feet
Boreal, California , 47 miles away, 500 vertical feet
Sugar Bowl, California , 47 miles away, 1500 vertical feet
Donner Ski Ranch, California , 48 miles away, 750 vertical feet
Alpine Meadows, California , 50 miles away, 1802 vertical feet
Squaw Valley, California , 50 miles away, 2850 vertical feet
Tahoe Donner, California , 53 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Homewood, California , 53 miles away, 1650 vertical feet
Granlibakken, California , 55 miles away, 300 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California , 57 miles away, 2212 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Ponderosa Park Campground:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County , 3 miles away, Class II-IV - 20.5 miles long (Route 193 to Folsom Lake)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County , 5 miles away, Class III+ - 15 miles long (Lotus Campground to Folsom Lake)
American River - Middle Fork, Placer/El Dorado County , 8 miles away, Class II-IV(V+) - 17 miles long (Oxbow Bend to Drivers Flat Road)
American River - Middle Fork, Placer / El Dorado County , 8 miles away, Class I(II) - 7.1 miles long (former Greenwood Bridge to Mammoth Bar)
American River - North Fork, Placer County , 11 miles away, Class II - 3 miles long (Confluence with Middle Fork to Folsom Lake)
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