Cherry Valley in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Cherry Valley Campground is set in a mixed conifer forest within Stanislaus National Forest, roughly 1.5 miles from Cherry Valley Dam. The facility features 41 single and five double family sites with paved roads and parking spurs, each equipped with a picnic table and a campfire pit with a grill. On-site amenities include drinking water and vault toilets. A hiking trail leads directly from the campground down to Cherry Lake, the largest lake in the forest, where visitors fish for brook, brown, and rainbow trout or launch motorized boats from a ramp near the dam.

Getting there: Campground can be reached from Hwy 120 using Cherry Lake Road also known as Forest Road (FR) 1N07 or from Cottonwood Road also known as FR 1N04. -Traveling from Hwy 120, go East from Groveland 13.8 miles turn left on Cherry Lake Road/1N07 for 23.5 miles where it becomes Cottonwood Road. Turn left and travel approximately 0.5 miles North. You will see the Cherry Valley Campground sign turn right North East .75 miles to campground. -Traveling from Tuolumne, turn onto Buchanan Road this turns into Cottonwood Road/1N04 and travel approximately 30 miles. Turn left at Cherry Valley Campground sign. NOTE: The Tuolumne route is advisable for RV’s and towing.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 45-site campground with the nearest through road 0.3 miles off.
• The Cherry Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
• Lookout Point stands 2,363 ft above the map pin, 5.4 miles northeast.

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