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Forbes Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California
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| | But wait, there's more to do in the vicinity of Forbes Campground. In case you don’t mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on American River - North Fork. For the duration of the summer months here at Forbes Campground, high temperatures usually reach the 90's, and all through the night it cools down to the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 50's; all through the dark hours in the wintertime at Forbes Campground temperatures sink to the 30's. Forbes Campground is a very popular old favorite campground among the |
residents of Alta. This place, Forbes Campground, it definitely has so much outdoors amusing stuff. A splendid spot like Empire Mine State Park near Forbes Campground is too glorious to leave out, and skiing at Royal Gorge is one of those things you just have to do. Hey, time
| to get out and breathe some fresh air, it's time to go camping, and Forbes Campground in California is the outdoors at its most excellent. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting things in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Forbes Creek is a beautiful stream that is worth going to; get drenched paddling on American River - North Fork. Sugar Pine Reservoir is a nearby lake that you could check out; you'll meet a lot of folks from Alta here. This campground has so much exciting stuff to offer. Going for a hike on the Bake Oven Trail is always a great | |
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adventure, and if you crave a little side tour, try Snail Canyon. There's more to do in close proximity to Forbes Campground other than just hanging out such as swimming, fishing, hiking, and whitewater paddling, so getting bored is not something that is likely to happen. It's
impossible to run out of exciting things to do near Forbes Campground; it is a very tremendous campground. A journey to Forbes Campground wouldn’t be complete without a spree to close by Malakoff Diggins State Park, and there is a good hiking trail nearby called the American
Eagle Trail. So many cool things in the Northern Sierra Nevada, just amazing. If the weather is tremendous here at Forbes Campground, you can go for a hike along the Green Valley Trail, and the panorama of pretty Cottage Home Hill is great. Whitewater paddling is good on American
River - Middle Fork; on a fine day you can take a hike along the Euchre Bar Trail. Going for a camping trip here in California is something you should do. This campground is so nice. Succor Flat is a tremendous place to check out; there are glorious spots to look at along the
Italian Bar Trail. This camp ground is one of the fine sites to camp here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Forbes Campground is a wet place that gets a large amount of precipitation; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain, and July is the month with the least moisture.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 39.13278 Longitude: -120.78639
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Forbes Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Forbes Campground. |
| | Camp Grounds Near Forbes Campground:
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Monzarita Day Use Campground, Placer County
, 0 miles away |
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Dutch Flat RV Resort, Gold Run
, 4 miles away |
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Baxter RV Campground, Alta
, 4 miles away |
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Chicken Hawk Campground, Placer County
, 5 miles away |
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Starlight Cafe, Foresthill
, 7 miles away |
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Ralston Campground, Placer County
, 8 miles away |
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Holiday Adventure Resorts, Colfax
, 10 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Forbes Campground:
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Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
, 13 miles away |
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Nevada City Inn, Nevada City
, 17 miles away |
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Piety Hill Cottages, Nevada City
, 18 miles away |
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Best Western Gold Country Inn, Grass Valley
, 18 miles away |
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Golden Chain Resort Motel, Grass Valley
, 19 miles away |
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Holiday Lodge Grass Valley, Grass Valley
, 19 miles away |
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Stagecoach Motel, Grass Valley
, 19 miles away |
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| | Trails Near Forbes Campground:
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Green Valley Trail, Placer County
County
, 2 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 2371 feet elevation difference |
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Euchre Bar Trail, Placer County
County
, 4 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1947 feet elevation difference |
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American Eagle Trail, Placer County
County
, 5 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 190 feet elevation difference |
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Bake Oven Trail, Placer County
County
, 8 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 2032 feet elevation difference |
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Italian Bar Trail, Placer County
County
, 9 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 2437 feet elevation difference |
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Burnett Canyon Trail, Placer County
County
, 11 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 753 feet elevation difference |
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Nevada Point Trail, El Dorado County
County
, 11 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 2771 feet elevation difference |
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| | Ski Areas Near Forbes Campground:
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Royal Gorge, California
, 27 miles away, 1600 vertical feet |
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Soda Springs, California
, 30 miles away, 652 vertical feet |
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Boreal, California
, 32 miles away, 500 vertical feet |
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Sugar Bowl, California
, 33 miles away, 1500 vertical feet |
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Donner Ski Ranch, California
, 33 miles away, 750 vertical feet |
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Squaw Valley, California
, 38 miles away, 2850 vertical feet |
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Alpine Meadows, California
, 38 miles away, 1802 vertical feet |
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Tahoe Donner, California
, 38 miles away, 600 vertical feet |
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Homewood, California
, 43 miles away, 1650 vertical feet |
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Granlibakken, California
, 44 miles away, 300 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Forbes Campground:
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American River - North Fork, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 14.5 miles long (Euchre Bar to Colfax-Iowa Hill Road) |
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American River - Middle Fork, Placer
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.1 miles long (Mosquito Ridge Road to confluence with Middle Fork) |
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American River - North Fork, Placer
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar) |
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American River - North Fork, Placer
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 4.8 miles long (Colfax-Iowa Hill Road to Colfax-Foresthill Road Bridge) |
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American River - North Fork, Placer
County
, 11 miles away, Class II-III - 5 miles long (Colfax-Foresthill Road Bridge to Ponderosa Way Bridge) |
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