Northwind Campground

Overview

Location: 23 miles east of Placerville on Highway 50 and 11 miles north on Ice House Road (Forest Road 3),then east (right) on Forest Road 32. Northwind Campground Recreation Opportunity Guide (ROG) - This guide contains information, maps, and directions to assist you in enjoying your trip to the Eldorado National…

Operator

National Forest

Camping types

Tent

Reservations

No online reservations listed

Amenities

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Northwind Campground, 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

• Rockbound TrailheadTrailhead · 6.0 mi from campShow on map
• Loon LakeHike · 10.5 mi from campShow on map
• PCT - California Section KHike · 59.2 mi long · Long-distance trail · 11.3 mi from camp

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

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• Tahoe Rim TrailHike · 167.6 mi long · Long-distance trail · 11.4 mi from camp

  The Tahoe Rim Trail is a 170-mile long-distance hiking trail that forms a loop around the Lake Tahoe Basin in the Sierra Nevada and ranges of Nevada and California in the United States. Wikipedia

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• Tahoe Rim TrailHike · 167.6 mi long · Long-distance trail · 11.4 mi from camp

  The Tahoe Rim Trail is a 170-mile long-distance hiking trail that forms a loop around the Lake Tahoe Basin in the Sierra Nevada and ranges of Nevada and California in the United States. Wikipedia

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• Cascade FallsHike · 15.5 mi from camp

  The trail starts at the Bayview Trailhead on the back side of Bayview Campground. Recreation.gov

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Mountain biking

• Ice House Mountain Bike TrailBike ride · 11.1 mi long · 0.1 mi from campShow on map
• Union Valley South Shore Mountain Bike TrailBike ride · 6.6 mi long · 2.1 mi from campShow on map
• Tahoe Rim TrailBike ride · 105.9 mi long · Long-distance trail · 18.0 mi from camp

  A long-distance route maintained by Tahoe Rim Trail Association.

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• Tahoe Rim TrailBike ride · 105.9 mi long · Long-distance trail · 18.0 mi from camp

  A long-distance route maintained by Tahoe Rim Trail Association.

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Scenic sights

• Big HillViewpoint · 3.3 mi from campShow on map
• Table RockPeak · 6,375 ft · 3.5 mi from campShow on map
• Four Cornered PeakPeak · 6,798 ft · 3.7 mi from campShow on map
• Bassi FallsWaterfall · 4.3 mi from camp

  Bassi Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California. Wikipedia

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• Bridal Veil FallsWaterfall · 8.9 mi from campShow on map

Climbing and snow sports

• Upper SpireClimbing · 6.3 mi from campShow on map
• Middle SpireClimbing · 6.4 mi from campShow on map
• Lower SpireClimbing · 6.5 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.