Gerle Creek Campground
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 50 ft
- Sites
- 50
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- No
- Paved access
- Yes
- Accessible sites
- 24
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Yes
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- 2
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Gerle Creek Campground
Location: 23 miles east of Placerville on Highway 50 then 24 miles north on Ice House Road (Forest Road 3), and 3 miles north on Forest Road 33 to Gerle Reservoir. Gerle Creek Campground Recreation Opportunity Guide (ROG) - This guide contains information, maps, and directions to assist you in enjoying your trip to the Eldorado National Forest.
Before you go
Season
June – September
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
$28/ single site, $56/ double site. There are also fees for day use and extra vehicles. Wood is available for purchase from host.
Hours
Check in time is 2:00 p.m. Check out time is 1:00 p.m.
Restrictions
The campground is at about 5,300’ elevation. • Single units are limited to 1 vehicle and 6 people per site. • An additional fee will be charged for an extra vehicle if the parking spur will accommodate it. • Vehicle=Any equipment that is required to be licensed/registered. Includes RVs, trailers, cars/trucks, boat/car trailer, motorcycle/atv, etc. Vehicles parked in a truck or on a trailer are not counted separately. • Please check with the campground attendant or entrance board before setting up your camp. • All food must be stored in the food lockers (Bear Boxes). • Use only dead and down wood for your campfires. Please keep family pets on a leash at all times.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.