Dark Day Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Dark Day Campground in CA
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Located on the North Yuba River at 2,000 feet elevation, Bullards Bar Reservoir offers 4,760 surface acres of water surrounded by steep, shaded conifer and hardwood forests. Recreation around the reservoir includes fishing, boating, water skiing, hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. Facilities across the area feature five campgrounds, two picnic areas, a day-use area, a marina, and three boat launches (Cottage Creek, Dark Day, and Moran Road). Non-motorized trails, including the 14-mile Bullards Bar Trail, branch out nearby.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as fully maintained, paved, pitching to 8%, 100% of it on a shelf.
The New Bullards Bar Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Mostly tent-only sites -- most of them shaded. Alaska Peak stands 2,028 ft above the site, 5.6 miles east. The nearest town, Nevada City, is 13 mi off.
September normals 55–88°F, 0.4″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov