Fashoda in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Fashoda in CA
CampgroundUSFS
13 mi from Pollock Pines
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, paved, pitching to 6%.
Campground details
Setting
Fashoda Campground occupies a pine-forested peninsula on the eastern shore of Union Valley Reservoir in Eldorado National Forest. The site consists entirely of walk-to tent campsites served by a central parking lot. On-site facilities include drinking water, vault toilets, showers, and a picnic area. Guests come to swim, sail, and fish for trout and salmon in the 25,000-acre reservoir, or ride the 4.8-mile Union Valley Bike Trail that links nearby shorelines.
Getting there: From Placerville, take Highway 50 east for 23 miles. Turn north on Forest Road 3 (Ice House Road) for 15 miles. Look for signs to the campground.
- Moderately separated here.
- The Union Valley Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Big Hill Ridge stands 1,219 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles south.
- Mostly tent-only sites, with most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 40–67°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 98 of 100.