4.3727 reviewsPrice
$22 - $23/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
25 campsites
Season
Generally mid-June t...
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Unknown
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Price
$22 - $23/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
25 campsites
Season
Generally mid-June t...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
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Peninsula Tent Campground, La Porte, CA
Midweek campers who want lakeside swimming, trout fishing in Little Grass Valley Reservoir, and room between sites without paying for hookups you'll never use. The 22-mile Lakeshore Trail and a boat ramp are close, and $23/night is hard to argue with.
Holiday weekends draw loud groups, and with no consistent camp host, noise complaints can stretch past midnight before anything quiets down. Light sleepers and families expecting enforced quiet hours will have a rough time on busy summer weekends.
Reference information about Peninsula Tent Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>This is a 25 unit first come walk-in tent campground. Campground amenities include seasonal host (when staffed), water, flush toilets and trash service along with paved roads. Campsite amenities include picnic table and fire ring. Local attractions include Pancake Beach, Chimney Rock, Fowler Peak and the Pacific Crest Trail. Campers come prepared for water sport, hiking, nature viewing, mountain biking and equestrian adventures. Others look forward to relaxing in this wonderful campground. </p><!--p><a href="http://goo.gl/8sFiao">Click here for photo tour</a></p-->
The elevation is 5,100 ft. The campground, tent only and one of eight in the Green Valley Reservoir Plumas National Forest 229 Recreation Area, is on a peninsula jutting into Grass Valley Reservoir. The campsites are scattered among mature fir trees. Although there is little understory, there is ample shade and separation between campsites, providing good privacy. Interpretive programs are provided; check fee board for schedule. Adjacent to this campground is Tooms RV campground, a parking area reserved for RV campers only. Parking is "free flowing" with no designated sites and, therefore, did not qualify to be included.
Open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day - weather dependent
Little Grass Valley Reservoir is 1,615 acres. Hiking: Lakeshore Trail (foot & horse) - 22 miles Fishing: Rainbow and Brown trout and Kokanee salmon
Little Grass Valley Reservoir is 1,615 acres.
From La Porte, CA, take Main St. (Laporte-Quincy Hwy) north 4.3 miles to Peninsula sign. Turn right and go 0.5 miles to campground.
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Summer offers the clearest weather and warmest water, with daytime highs around 80°F and nights cooling to 50°F. The reservoir warms enough for swimming, and trails dry out for hiking and biking. Holiday weekends bring crowds and boat traffic. Midweek visits are quieter. The campground closes after Labor Day. Winter brings snow and below-freezing temperatures that keep the area inaccessible until late spring.
Best season: warm days (~80°F), swimable water, dry trails and peak boating/fishing activity.
Peninsula Tent Campground is a 25-unit, first-come, first-serve walk-in tent campground. It offers amenities such as water, flush toilets, trash service, and paved roads. Each campsite includes a picnic table and fire ring. There are 8 water spigots and 4 threaded water spigots for camper use. While potable water is explicitly unavailable at this site, the campground seems to have running water in the restrooms, as corroborated by user reviews.
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