Gates Group in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Gates Group Campground sits along the North Fork American River just north of French Meadows Reservoir in Tahoe National Forest, 40 miles from Foresthill. Set in a coniferous forest at 5,200 feet elevation, the facility provides three group campsites—two holding up to 25 people and eight vehicles, and one holding 75 people and 25 vehicles. Sites include picnic tables, campfire circles, grills, vault toilets, and drinking water. Campers use the location to swim and fish in the river, reach two boat ramps within three miles on the reservoir, or access the nearby Granite Chief Wilderness.

Getting there: High clearance vehicles may take Foresthill Rd to the 43 Rd (Robinson Flat Rd) to Mosquito Ridge Rd, snow permitting. Access from Soda Springs and the 43 Rd is not recommended for trucks with trailers, motorhomes/RV's or passenger vehicles that are not high clearance vehicles with four wheel drive.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 3-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Middle Fork American River runs 0.1 mi off.
• Mildred Ridge stands 3,165 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles east.
• A group campground, with most of them shaded.

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