Cold Creek

Overview

Cold Creek Campground is located on Highway 89, 4.5 miles south of Sierraville, California. The facility location makes Cold Creek a great base camp for a variety of recreational activities, including fishing, hunting, hiking and biking. This is a small campground recommended for tent camping and small campers.

Operator

National Forest

Camping types

Tent

Reservations

Reservable online

Phone

(530) 994-3401

Amenities

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Cold Creek, shown on the map above. Distances are straight-line from the campground, so driving or walking will be longer; trail details are approximate. Confirm access and conditions with the land manager.

Hikes and trailheads

• Cottonwood Botanical Interpretive TrailheadTrailhead · 0.4 mi from campShow on map
• B+L TrailHike · 1.5 mi long · 9.8 mi from camp

  Historical walking/hiking trail covering Loyalton's historical sites. OpenStreetMap

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• PCT - California Section LHike · 41.1 mi long · Long-distance trail · 9.5 mi from camp

  A long-distance route from Donner Summit to Hwy 49.

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• Emigrant GroupHike · 11.7 mi from campShow on map
• PCT - California Section KHike · 59.2 mi long · Long-distance trail · 15.6 mi from camp

  A long-distance route from Echo Lake to Donner Summit.

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• PCT - California Section MHike · 91.1 mi long · Long-distance trail · 15.9 mi from camp

  A long-distance route from Hwy 49 to Hwy 70.

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Mountain biking

• Hole in the GroundBike ride · 7.9 mi long · 11.9 mi from camp

  A loop mountain-bike route maintained by USFS Tahoe National Forest.

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• Donner Lake Rim TrailBike ride · 12.2 mi long · 13.2 mi from campShow on map
• Wendin Way Access TrailBike ride · 1.2 mi long · 13.7 mi from campShow on map
• Lower Lola Montez TrailBike ride · 3.2 mi long · 14.2 mi from camp

  A mountain-bike route maintained by USFS Tahoe National Forest.

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Scenic sights

• Campbell Hot SpringsHot spring · 2.9 mi from campShow on map
• Weber FallsWaterfall · 5.8 mi from campShow on map
• Mount LolaPeak · 9,147 ft · 8.0 mi from camp

  Mount Lola is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California. Wikipedia

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• Crystal PeakPeak · 8,074 ft · 12.1 mi from camp

  Crystal Peak is a mountain in Sierra County, California. Wikipedia

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• Marble Hot SpringsHot spring · 14.9 mi from campShow on map

Climbing and snow sports

• Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski AreaSkiing and snowshoeing · 13.5 mi from camp

  A ski area, operated by Tahoe Donner Association.

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• Grouse SlabClimbing · 15.2 mi from campShow on map
• Green Phantom RockClimbing · 15.4 mi from campShow on map

Trail and sight data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Recreation.gov. Text marked Wikipedia is from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly shortened.

Reviews

Data sources

• Recreation.gov (RIDB) — Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Listing details come from the sources above and may be out of date. Confirm fees, dates and closures with the operator before you travel.