New Melones Lake
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Tuttletown Recreation Area is located at New Melones Lake on the Stanislaus River. The campground provides modern conveniences like flush toilets, showers and water spigots. New Melones Lake is located in Northern California between the historic gold rush towns of Sonora and Angels Camp.
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14 days
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4 campsite(s) held
Concise planning notes based on the public Recreation.gov campground information.
The campground provides modern conveniences like flush toilets, showers and water spigots. Visitors will also find a fish cleaning station and electric vehicle charging station in the Lupine day use area. 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 biking are just some of the activities available in Tuttletown Recreation Area. Equestrian trails are also present in the Peoria Wildlife Mitigation Area and open for the general public. Camping is also permitted in designated campsites. Other interesting sites include Natural Bridges, which can be accessed from Parrott's Ferry Road. It has a hiking trail and creek that flow 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.
Tuttletown Recreation Area is surrounded by countless 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 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 also located nearby.
Site markers come from Recreation.gov campsite coordinates.
A sample of official campsite metadata for scanning equipment fit before booking.
Acorn Sites 36-69
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Acorn Sites 1-35
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8
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Acorn Sites 1-35
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8
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Chamise Sites 145-161
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4
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Yes
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Acorn Sites 36-69
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8
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Yes
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Manzanita Sites 94-125
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8
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Yes
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Chamise Sites 145-161
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4
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Yes
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Acorn Sites 36-69
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8
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Yes
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Acorn Sites 1-35
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8
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Acorn Sites 1-35
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8
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No
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Fiddleneck Group Site
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60
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Manzanita Sites 94-125
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Manzanita Sites 94-125
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4
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Yes
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Manzanita Sites 70-93
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Manzanita Sites 94-125
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Manzanita Sites 94-125
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8
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No
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Eagle Point Group Picnic
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70
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Chamise Sites 145-161
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4
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Yes
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Manzanita Sites 94-125
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8
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Yes
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Manzanita Sites 94-125
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8
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No
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Manzanita Sites 94-125
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8
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Yes
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Acorn Sites 36-69
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8
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Yes
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Acorn Sites 1-35
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8
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Yes
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Acorn Sites 36-69
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8
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No
shade
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