Sunset Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California

  There's loads of outdoors recreation available nearby such as hiking, fishing, swimming, and whitewater paddling, so you won’t run out of things to do. This place, the Northern Sierra Nevada, has so much outdoors amusing things. Going for a hike along the Sun Rock Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity, and American River - South Fork is a great whitewater spot close by. Eager to raise that tent; Sunset Campground in California is such a nice place. With so many things to do in California you'll never get bored.
The high level
    of rain makes Sunset Campground a rather wet site; the month with most of the rain is January while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
All the magnificent local attractions nearby and so many things to do are sure to keep you coming back over and over.
For the period of the months of summer at Sunset Campground temperatures are typically in the 90's while night lows are generally in the 60's. The winter comes with highs in the 50's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Sunset Campground.
This campground is a beautiful spot to stop at. If you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Silver Creek - South Fork, and a journey to Sugar Pine Point State Park invigorates the soul. The Northern Sierra Nevada scenery is always beautiful.
Lots of folks
 
camp here in order to be in the vicinity of Eldorado National Forest.
At this campground you will always have a fine time. While you're here at Sunset Campground you can take a hike along the Poison Hole Trail, and while you're here, you could have a look at Jones Fork Silver Creek. Do explore Union Valley Reservoir close to Sunset Campground, it's a beautiful lake; why not head up to Alpine Meadows and strap some skis to your feet. If you like the outdoors you'll like it here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Sunset Campground is right by the South Fork Trail; Eldorado National Forest is a fine site.
Why not take a refreshing hike along the Hunsucker Trail, and a pleasant panorama of stunning Big Hill is available. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool stuff at Sunset Campground. Hiking along the Dry Lakes Trail is brilliant fun, and you can run the rapids of American River - South Fork. So many amusing things next to Sunset Campground, and it is one of loads of nice campgrounds in this region.

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Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.86583
Longitude: -120.40389

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 Camp Grounds Near Sunset Campground:
Yellow Jacket Campground, El Dorado County , 2 miles away
Digger Indian Spring Campground, El Dorado County , 7 miles away
Bridal Veil Campground, El Dorado County , 8 miles away
Sand Flat Campground, El Dorado County , 8 miles away
Wentworth Springs Campground, El Dorado County , 10 miles away
Hell Hole Campground, El Dorado County , 11 miles away
Eagle Rock Campground, El Dorado County , 11 miles away
 Hotels Near Sunset Campground:
Best Western Stagecoach Inn, Pollock Pines , 15 miles away
Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley , 21 miles away
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley , 21 miles away
Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley , 21 miles away
Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley , 23 miles away
Pepper Tree Inn, Tahoe City , 25 miles away
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe , 26 miles away
 Trails Near Sunset Campground:
Hunsucker Trail, El Dorado County County , 5 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 413 feet elevation difference
South Fork Trail, El Dorado County County , 6 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 1919 feet elevation difference
Dry Lakes Trail, El Dorado County County , 6 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 879 feet elevation difference
Sun Rock Trail, El Dorado County County , 6 miles away,  4 hiking miles, 419 feet elevation difference
Poison Hole Trail, El Dorado County County , 7 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1377 feet elevation difference
Ellicott Trail, El Dorado County County , 7 miles away, 1.3 hiking miles, 1591 feet elevation difference
Grey Trail, Placer County County , 8 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 2339 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Sunset Campground:
Alpine Meadows, California , 20 miles away, 1802 vertical feet
Homewood, California , 21 miles away, 1650 vertical feet
Squaw Valley, California , 21 miles away, 2850 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California , 23 miles away, 2212 vertical feet
Granlibakken, California , 23 miles away, 300 vertical feet
Sugar Bowl, California , 24 miles away, 1500 vertical feet
Soda Springs, California , 25 miles away, 652 vertical feet
Royal Gorge, California , 25 miles away, 1600 vertical feet
Donner Ski Ranch, California , 25 miles away, 750 vertical feet
Kirkwood, California , 25 miles away, 2000 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Sunset Campground:
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County , 6 miles away, Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County , 7 miles away, Class III-IV - 3.5 miles long (Riverton to Peavine Ridge Road)
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County , 8 miles away, Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.4 miles long (Peavine Ridge Road to Forebay Road)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County , 14 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
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