Tunnel Mills Ii in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Tunnel Mills Group Campground sits along the East Fork of the North Fork of the North Fork American River in a remote section of Tahoe National Forest, accessed via Interstate 80 at Emigrant Gap. Shaded by cedar, pine, and fir trees, the facility offers two group sites for up to 30 people each; one site accommodates tents and RVs, while the other is tent-only. Each site includes picnic tables, campfire rings, and access to vault toilets. Visitors come to fish for rainbow trout in the river, hunt, and access nearby hiking and OHV trails leading into the surrounding canyon.

Getting there: From east bound Interstate 80 take exit 158A or west bound Interstate 80 take exit 158B south to Emigrant Gap. After exiting the interstate take a right on Texas Hill Road towards Emigrant Gap. Continue on Texas Hill Road for about 8 miles and turn right into the campground.

• Moderately separated here.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Scott Hill stands 738 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles west.
• Onion Valley Spring Two lies 0.3 mi off.
• A group campground, with one on the water and most of them shaded.

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