New Melones Lake
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Glory Hole Recreation Area is located at New Melones Lake on the Stanislaus River. The campground provides modern amenities like flush toilets, showers and drinking water. New Melones Lake is located in Northern California between the historic gold rush towns of Sonora and Angels Camp.
max Stay
14 days
max Concurrent Stay
4 campsite(s) held
Concise planning notes based on the public Recreation.gov campground information.
The campground provides modern amenities like flush toilets, showers and drinking water. Visitors will also find a full-service marina, boat launch, day-use areas, barbeque grills and a fish cleaning station. There is an amphitheater for Ranger programs and horseshoe pits in the Ironhorse campground. Picnic tables and fire rings are provided at each campsite. Recreation Area entrance gates close at 9:00 PM, and open at 4:00 AM. Exit gates are never closed.
New Melones Lake is located in Northern California between the historic gold rush towns of Sonora and Angels Camp. The terrain varies from rolling hills to steep marble cliffs, and the vegetation consists of oaks, Ponderosa pines, chamise and buckbrush shrubs. Visitors can experience the beauty of New Melones by hiking the many trails in the Tuttletown and Glory Hole Recreation Areas. The climate is Mediterranean with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. For those who wish to venture outside the main recreation areas, there are many unique places to visit. Overall, the geography is quite varied and provides many opportunities for all types of recreation.
Hiking, fishing, wakeboarding, waterskiing, boating, sailing and road and mountain biking are just a few of the activities available in Glory Hole Recreation Area. Camping is also permitted in designated campsites. Equestrian trails are also present in the Peoria Wildlife Mitigation Area and open for the general public. Other interesting sites include Natural Bridges, which can be accessed from Parrott's Ferry Road and has a nice hiking trail and a creek that flows through a marble cave. The Table Mountain Trail provides visitors an opportunity to hike to the top of an extensive lava flow which occurred over nine million years ago.
Glory Hole Recreation Area is surrounded by many places of natural beauty including Natural Bridges, Camp Nine, Yosemite National Park, Stanislaus National Forest, Moaning Caverns, Big Trees State Park and Columbia State Park. Angels Camp Museum, Calaveras County Museum and Sonora Military Museum also provide great opportunities for learning interesting information about the area. Surrounding communities are popular vacation and retirement destinations and provide necessary services and shopping opportunities. Golfing, snow skiing, river rafting, commercial caves, historical railroad and Native American museums are close by as well.
Site markers come from Recreation.gov campsite coordinates.
A sample of official campsite metadata for scanning equipment fit before booking.
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89
50 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Big Oak 90-112
45 ft
vehicle
8
people
No
shade
Big Oak 90-112
50 ft
vehicle
8
people
No
shade
Big Oak 113-132
40 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Big Oak 90-112
80 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89
15 ft
vehicle
4
people
Yes
shade
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
45 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89
60 ft
vehicle
8
people
No
shade
Big Oak 113-132
60 ft
vehicle
8
people
No
shade
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79
15 ft
vehicle
4
people
Yes
shade
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
55 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79
15 ft
vehicle
4
people
Yes
shade
Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89
50 ft
vehicle
8
people
No
shade
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
40 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79
55 ft
vehicle
8
people
No
shade
Big Oak 90-112
50 ft
vehicle
8
people
No
shade
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
35 ft
vehicle
8
people
No
shade
Big Oak 113-132
30 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Big Oak 133-144
50 ft
vehicle
8
people
No
shade
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
50 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79
40 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Big Oak 90-112
60 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Big Oak 90-112
50 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
45 ft
vehicle
8
people
No
shade
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