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Bear Creek Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California
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It is incredibly pretty here at this primitive campground; getting to this primitive campground can be quite hard, but it's well worth it. The good variety of local attractions and such a good variety of outdoors recreation are sure to keep you coming back repeatedly. A visit to California is not complete without some camping.
Scores of folks choose this campground to be in the neighborhood of Burton Creek State Park. Needless to say amenities are few in a primitive campground such as Bear Creek Campground. Experience the fresh air in California at its finest at a primitive campground like this one.
Outdoors recreation is bountiful, some of the amusing stuff you can do | |
is fishing, hiking, whitewater paddling, swimming, and playing golf, so you won’t get bored.
Bear Creek Campground is a popular spot with campers from Tahoe City. Everybody should go camping now and then, and Bear Creek Campground,
| | | California is a splendid spot for getting out.
The Northern Sierra Nevada scenery is always pretty. At Squaw Valley 30% of the ski slopes are advanced and expert while 70% are intermediate or beginner; everyone loves Squaw Valley with its 4,000 acres of skiable terrain. Ski down the 177 ski slopes of Squaw Valley; this ski resort has an altitude difference of 2,850 feet. Squaw Valley has 33 ski lifts and has on average 38 feet of beautiful snow per winter. 65% of the 2,400 acres of ski terrain at Alpine Meadows is easy, tremendous for kids and novices. 35% of the ski runs on the other hand are black and red and tremendous for proficient skiers. The 100 ski runs at Alpine Meadows are | |
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all good; the elevation difference is 1,802 feet at this ski mountain. Alpine Meadows gets covered by 41 feet of snow every season and has 14 ski lifts to transport all the skiers up the hill.
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Other campgrounds near Bear Creek Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:
Silver Creek - Truckee, Tahoe City, 2 miles away 
Sandy Beach, Tahoe City, 3 miles away 
Pacific Crest Trail Trailcamp 1138.0 - Five Lakes Creek, Tahoe City, 4 miles away 
White Rock - Tahoe, Truckee, 4 miles away 
Picayune, Homewood, 4 miles away 
Goose Meadows - Tahoe National Forest, Nevada City, 4 miles away
Goose Meadow, Truckee, 4 miles away
William Kent, Olympic Valley, 4 miles away
Lake Tahoe Basin Mu - William Kent, Olympic Valley, 4 miles away
Pacific Crest Trail Trailcamp 1139.8, Truckee, 5 miles away
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Marinas near Bear Creek Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:
Tahoe City Marina, Tahoe City, 5 miles away 
Homewood Marina, Homewood, 6 miles away
Meeks Bay Marina, Tahoma, 10 miles away
North Tahoe Marina, Tahoe Vista, 12 miles away
Camp Richardson Marina, South Lake Tahoe, 18 miles away
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Paddling Rivers Near Bear Creek Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:
Truckee River, Placer/ Nevada County, 13 miles away 
Class II-III - 27 miles long (Stampede Meadows Road to Floriston)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County, 17 miles away
Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)
Truckee River, Nevada/ Sierra/ Washoe County, 18 miles away
Class III - 8 miles long (Farad Powerhouse to Verdi)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County, 20 miles away
Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County, 21 miles away
Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
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Public Lands near Bear Creek Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:
Burton Creek State Park, California, 5 miles away
Donner Memorial State Park, California, 8 miles away
Sugar Pine Point State Park, California, 9 miles away
D. L. Bliss State Park, California, 13 miles away
Kings Beach State Park, California, 13 miles away
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Trails near Bear Creek Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:
Granite Chief Trail, Placer County, 4 miles away
5.2 hiking miles, 2105 feet elevation difference
Big Spring Trail, Placer County, 5 miles away 
2.2 hiking miles, 289 feet elevation difference
Five Lakes Creek Trail, Placer County, 5 miles away
4.4 hiking miles, 1394 feet elevation difference
Painted Rock Trail, Placer County, 7 miles away
7.4 hiking miles, 1553 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 14, overlapping County, 8 miles away
54.3 hiking miles, 2897 feet elevation difference
General Creek Trail, El Dorado County, 9 miles away
11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference
Steamboat Trail, Placer County, 10 miles away
11.6 hiking miles, 2686 feet elevation difference
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Beaches Near Bear Creek Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:
Patton Beach, Placer County, 10 miles away
Atagam Beach, Placer County, 12 miles away
Moondunes Beach, Placer County, 12 miles away
Lester Beach, El Dorado County, 12 miles away
Calawee Cove Beach, El Dorado County, 12 miles away
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Golf Courses Near Bear Creek Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:
Tahoe City Golf Course, Tahoe City, 4 miles away
Lahontan Golf Club, Truckee, 7 miles away
Timilick Golf Club, Truckee, 7 miles away
Ponderosa Golf Course, Truckee, 8 miles away
Coyote Moon Golf Course, Truckee, 8 miles away
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Lakes Near Bear Creek Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:
Lake Tahoe, Placer County, 4 miles away
Donner Lake, Nevada County, 9 miles away
Lake Number Three, El Dorado County, 14 miles away
Independence Lake, Nevada County, 16 miles away
Pearl Lake, El Dorado County, 16 miles away
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Current weather conditions and forecast for Bear Creek Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California
Local climate location: DONNER MEMORIAL ST PK 4 miles away
       
Outdoors Recreation Near Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada
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