Caples Lake Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California Custom Search   Camping in California is such a fun activity. Camping out positively is an entertaining thing to do, and Caples Lake Campground in California is the outdoors at its most excellent. If you love the outdoors you'll love it here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Caples Lake Campground is right by the Emigrant Trail, unsurprisingly you could also explore Twin Lakes Reservoir since you're here; it's not far at all. Caples Lake Campground is a top selection campground with the people in Kirkwood. A trip to Washoe Meadows State Park when you're here at Caples     Lake Campground is never a bad idea, and here at Caples Lake Campground you can see Little Round Top. All the outdoors cool things near Caples Lake Campground will keep you coming back over and over. Caples Lake Campground is a rather wet place typically with lots of rain; January is when you get the most snow here; the driest of the months is July. This location, the Northern Sierra Nevada, has so much outdoors fun things. Take a hike on the Burnside Lake Trail; Emerald Bay State Park is a perfect location to stop at on a lovely day. Whohoo, so much enjoyable stuff in one place! Caples Lake Campground is so good! Have a great hiking adventure along the Windmiller Trail; you must beyond doubt dedicate some time to Kirkwood Meadows since you're here at Caples Lake Campground. At this campground you will always have a wonderful   time. The Charity Valley Trail offers hiking at its best; get your heart beating on the nice whitewater of American River - South Fork. It's completely out of the question to run out of fun things to do in close proximity to Caples Lake Campground; you always have a perfect time when you're here. This campground is a pretty place to take a look at. Kirkwood Creek is a nice local stream, and there are plenty of folks from Kirkwood here. For the period of the warm days of summer at Caples Lake Campground temperatures are mostly in the 70's. Summer night lows drop down to the 40's. Throughout the winter this place gets highs in the 30's, and after the sun is down throughout the winter temperatures at Caples Lake Campground descend into the 10's. Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Mokelumne River - North Fork, and Kirkwood has brilliant slopes and a friendly staff. Lots of people stay here in order to be in the neighborhood of Washoe Meadows State Park. This camp ground is to be found in the pretty Northern Sierra Nevada. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Caples Lake Campground; Hawley Grade Trail is a splendid local trail; you can run the rapids of Silver Creek - South Fork. Outdoors recreation is plentiful, some of the exciting stuff you can do is fishing, whitewater paddling, hiking, and swimming, so running out of entertaining things to do won’t happen. 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California Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of California.       These outdoors activities are available near Caples Lake Campground.   Camp Grounds Near Caples Lake Campground: Kirwood Campground, El Dorado County , 2 miles away Woods Lake Campground, Alpine County , 3 miles away Oyster Creek Campground, Amador County , 5 miles away Ferguson Point Campground, Amador County , 5 miles away Alpine Campground, El Dorado County , 5 miles away Plasse's Resort, Pioneer , 6 miles away Fortyfive Mile Campground, El Dorado County , 7 miles away   Hotels Near Caples Lake Campground: The Meadow, Kirkwood , 2 miles away Meadowstone, Kirkwood , 2 miles away Snowcrest, Kirkwood , 2 miles away Lost Cabin, Kirkwood , 2 miles away Sun Meadows, Kirkwood , 2 miles away The Mountain Club, Kirkwood , 6 miles away Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe , 10 miles away   Trails Near Caples Lake Campground: Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County County , 6 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County County , 12 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference Emigrant Trail, Alpine County County , 13 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 463 feet elevation difference Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County County , 13 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference Windmiller Trail, El Dorado County County , 16 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 1011 feet elevation difference Red Peak Trail, El Dorado County County , 19 miles away, 6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference General Creek Trail, El Dorado County County , 19 miles away,  11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Caples Lake Campground: Kirkwood, California , 1 miles away, 2000 vertical feet Sierra at Tahoe, California , 5 miles away, 2212 vertical feet Bear Valley, California , 11 miles away, 1900 vertical feet Heavenly, California , 15 miles away, 3500 vertical feet Homewood, California , 22 miles away, 1650 vertical feet Granlibakken, California , 25 miles away, 300 vertical feet Alpine Meadows, California , 28 miles away, 1802 vertical feet Dodge Ridge, California , 29 miles away, 1600 vertical feet Squaw Valley, California , 29 miles away, 2850 vertical feet Northstar at Tahoe, California , 31 miles away, 2280 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Caples Lake Campground: Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras County , 10 miles away, Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir) American River - South Fork, El Dorado County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz) Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County , 17 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 Gardnerville) Carson River - East Fork, Alpine County , 22 miles away, Class III - 7.3 miles long (Cave Rock to Hangman's Bridge)   National Parks Near Caples Lake Campground: Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA , 67 miles away   Lakes Near Caples Lake Campground