Middle Meadows in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Middle Meadows Group Campground is set in a heavily wooded forest of cedar, pine, and fir along the South Fork of Long Canyon Creek. The facility provides two group sites accommodating 25 and 50 guests, equipped with tables, campfire circles, grills, bear-proof storage containers, and vault toilets, though campers must bring their own drinking water. A swimming hole is located a quarter-mile west along the creek, while Hell Hole Reservoir sits five miles north, offering fishing and a boat ramp.

Getting there: From Sacramento, California, take Interstate 80 east to Auburn. Take the Elm Street exit and turn left at the stoplight. Follow Highway 49 down the canyon, across the American River, to Cool. Turn onto Highway 193 towards Georgetown. Turn left at the stop sign, then continue 22 miles to 11 Pines Road. Make a left and stay on this road (Forest Highway 2) for about 25 miles to the campground.

• Moderately separated here.
• Wallace Peak stands 1,387 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles east.
• A group campground, with 2 on the water and most of them shaded.

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