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Chicken Hawk Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California

   

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Experience the great outdoors in California at its finest at a primitive campground like this one. Of course facilities are few in a primitive campground like this; unsurprisingly it may be difficult to get to a primitive campground such as this one, but it's worth the effort. This camp ground is one of the splendid locations to camp here in the Northern Sierra Nevada.
As long as you love the outdoors you will love California. Chicken Hawk Campground is a popular spot with people of Alta.
So many entertaining things right next door to Chicken Hawk Campground; when you spend some time here you will feel like a new person. Camping out certainly is an entertaining thing to do;
 
    Chicken Hawk Campground in California is such a good place. The natural loveliness at this primitive campground is wonderful.
As if Chicken Hawk Campground wasn't enough, you can also go whitewater paddling, swimming, hiking,
 fishing, and playing golf, so getting bored is not something that is likely to happen.
There's a glorious grade IV-V segment of whitewater nearby on American River - Middle Fork, the 2.1-mile-long Mosquito Ridge Road to confluence with Middle Fork sector. This part of American River - Middle Fork is good for those with a lot of whitewater experience. You ought to check circumstances before you go; whitewater rafting or kayaking could get hazardous. Bake Oven Trail close by has a difference in elevation of 2,032 feet. This backpacking trail is 9 miles of gorgeous backcountry backpacking in the wilderness. Something like one and a half days of challenging backcountry backpacking on the
 
Bake Oven Trail is time well expended. American Eagle Trail is a striking trail; it's 1.8 miles in distance and has an altitude variation of 190 feet.  

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Other campgrounds near Chicken Hawk Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:

   Forbes Creek Rocky Ridge - Tahoe National Forest, Nevada City, 2 miles away
      
   Sugar Pine Staging Area, Alta, 3 miles away
      
   Big Reservoir/Morning Star, Alta, 3 miles away
      
   Parker Flat Staging Area, Alta, 3 miles away
      
   Forbes Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away
      
   Monzarita Day Use Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away
      
   Shirttail Creek, Alta, 5 miles away
      
   Tahoe National Forest - Shirttail Creek Campground, Dutch Flat, 5 miles away
      
   Ralston Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away
      
   Giant Gap, Dutch Flat, 5 miles away
      

Paddling Rivers Near Chicken Hawk Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:

   American River - Middle Fork, Placer County, 4 miles away
      Class IV-V - 2.1 miles long (Mosquito Ridge Road to confluence with Middle Fork)

   American River - North Fork, Placer County, 5 miles away
      Class IV-V - 14.5 miles long (Euchre Bar to Colfax-Iowa Hill Road)

   American River - Middle Fork, Placer/El Dorado County, 5 miles away
      Class II-IV(V+) - 17 miles long (Oxbow Bend to Drivers Flat Road)

   American River - North Fork, Placer County, 13 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar)

   American River - North Fork, Placer County, 13 miles away
      Class II-III - 5 miles long (Colfax-Foresthill Road Bridge to Ponderosa Way Bridge)


Public Lands near Chicken Hawk Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:

   Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, California, 19 miles away

   Malakoff Diggins State Park, California, 20 miles away

   Empire Mine State Park, California, 23 miles away

   Auburn State Park, California, 24 miles away

   Eldorado National Forest, California, 30 miles away


Trails near Chicken Hawk Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:

   Bake Oven Trail, Placer County, 4 miles away
       9 hiking miles, 2032 feet elevation difference

   American Eagle Trail, Placer County, 4 miles away
       1.8 hiking miles, 190 feet elevation difference

   Euchre Bar Trail, Placer County, 5 miles away
      3.3 hiking miles, 1947 feet elevation difference

   Green Valley Trail, Placer County, 5 miles away
      2.8 hiking miles, 2371 feet elevation difference

   Italian Bar Trail, Placer County, 6 miles away
       4 hiking miles, 2437 feet elevation difference

   Nevada Point Trail, El Dorado County, 8 miles away
      5.3 hiking miles, 2771 feet elevation difference

   Mumford Bar Trail, Placer County, 9 miles away
      5.1 hiking miles, 3289 feet elevation difference


Golf Courses Near Chicken Hawk Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:

   Apple Mountain Golf Resort, Camino, 19 miles away

   Camino Heights Golf Course, Camino, 20 miles away


Lakes Near Chicken Hawk Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California:

   Oxbow Reservoir, El Dorado County, 5 miles away

   Chiquita Lake, El Dorado County, 9 miles away

   Stumpy Meadows Lake, El Dorado County, 13 miles away

   Lake Valley Reservoir, Placer County, 14 miles away

   Rucker Lake, Nevada County, 15 miles away


Current weather conditions and forecast for Chicken Hawk Campground, Northern Sierra Nevada, California
Local climate location: COLFAX 10 miles away


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