Alpine Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California

  The fine local attractions and all the outdoors recreation are wonderful reasons to come. Quite a lot of exciting things to do right next door to Alpine Campground, and when you have spent some time here you will feel like another person. Alpine Campground is a very popular campground among visitors from South Lake Tahoe.
The surroundings of this campground have such a large number of things to offer. Have a wonderful hiking adventure along the Charity Valley Trail, and a quick spree to Big Meadow Creek is certainly a good idea. This site, the Northern Sierra
    Nevada, has so much outdoors entertaining things. A journey to Washoe Meadows State Park rejuvenates the spirit, and if you're a golfer then a great close by course is Lake Tahoe Golf Course.
So much amusing stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada, not enough time. There
are some brilliant whitewater spots on Carson River - East Fork, and of course, everybody loves Emerald Bay State Park. Why not spend some time golfing at a close by golf course like Tahoe Paradise Golf Course, and since you're here you can take a hike along the Burnside Lake Trail.
From a rainfall point of view Alpine Campground is a quite normal place; most of the snow falls through January, and July on the other hand is the driest. And that's not all you can do here at Alpine Campground. A journey to Big Meadow rejuvenates the soul, and if the weather is
 
splendid, you can go for a hike along the Pacific Crest Trail - section 14.
That right there is heaps already, but it carries on; Alpine Campground has it all. If you're visiting Alpine Campground from South Lake Tahoe, you won't be the only one, and Echo Summit is a tremendous spot to check out. This is really a brilliant campground. Swamps like Benwood Meadow next to Alpine Campground make for perfect places to go to, and the General Creek Trail is a delightful hiking trail nearby. Take a hike on the Hawley Grade Trail, and if you come at the right time of year, Mokelumne River - North Fork offers some magnificent whitewater.
There's such a great deal of things to do at Alpine Campground including playing golf, fishing, hiking, whitewater paddling, and swimming, so getting bored is not something that is likely to happen. There's no way anybody can get bored here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Lakes? Sure, Dardanelles Lake is close by.
Drift down the rapids of American River - South Fork in a kayak, and if you like skiing, you're in luck; Sierra at Tahoe is reasonably near. Going for a camping trip here in California is something you have to do. When was the last time you went for a camping trip? Alpine Campground in California is a really glorious site to spend some time.
Summertime at Alpine Campground arrives with high temperatures in the 70's, and throughout the night it cools down to the 40's. High temperatures throughout the winter are normally in the 30's, and after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Alpine Campground fall into the 10's. This camp ground is one of the splendid spots to camp here in the Northern Sierra Nevada.

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Latitude: 38.79583
Longitude: -120.01833

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 Camp Grounds Near Alpine Campground:
Firs Campground, El Dorado County , 2 miles away
Caples Lake Campground, Alpine County , 5 miles away
Woods Lake Campground, Alpine County , 6 miles away
Chris Haven Mobile Home Park, South Lake Tahoe , 6 miles away
California Land Management, South Lake Tahoe , 6 miles away
Lake Tahoe South Shore KOA, South Lake Tahoe , 6 miles away
Tahoe Pines Campground and RV Park, South Lake Tahoe , 6 miles away
 Hotels Near Alpine Campground:
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe , 5 miles away
Best Tahoe West Inn, South Lake Tahoe , 5 miles away
Fantasy Inn And Wedding Chapel, South Lake Tahoe , 5 miles away
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena , 5 miles away
Tahoe Valley Lodge, South Lake Tahoe , 7 miles away
Inn By The Lake, South Lake Tahoe , 9 miles away
Best Western Timber Cove Lodge, South Lake Tahoe , 9 miles away
 Trails Near Alpine Campground:
Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County County , 0 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference
Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County County , 11 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference
Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County County , 12 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 14, overlapping County County , 16 miles away, 54.3 hiking miles, 2897 feet elevation difference
General Creek Trail, El Dorado County County , 17 miles away,  11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference
Windmiller Trail, El Dorado County County , 17 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 1011 feet elevation difference
Emigrant Trail, Alpine County County , 18 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 463 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Alpine Campground:
Sierra at Tahoe, California , 4 miles away, 2212 vertical feet
Kirkwood, California , 7 miles away, 2000 vertical feet
Heavenly, California , 9 miles away, 3500 vertical feet
Bear Valley, California , 16 miles away, 1900 vertical feet
Homewood, California , 18 miles away, 1650 vertical feet
Granlibakken, California , 22 miles away, 300 vertical feet
Alpine Meadows, California , 25 miles away, 1802 vertical feet
Diamond Peak, Nevada , 26 miles away, 1840 vertical feet
Northstar at Tahoe, California , 26 miles away, 2280 vertical feet
Squaw Valley, California , 26 miles away, 2850 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Alpine Campground:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County , 14 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras County , 15 miles away, Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine County , 18 miles away, Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County , 19 miles away, Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine County , 20 miles away, Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to CA-NV border)
 Golf Courses Near Alpine Campground:
Tahoe Paradise Golf Course, South Lake Tahoe , 3 miles away
Lake Tahoe Golf Course, South Lake Tahoe , 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Alpine Campground

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