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Silver Lake Cg

Silver Lake Cg is a national forest campground in California.

Type
National forest campground
Location
California
Coordinates
38.67225, -120.11981
Map
Open in OpenStreetMap
Website
www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232263

About Silver Lake Cg

Silver Lake East is located 50 miles east of Jackson, California, just a short distance from the shores of Silver lake, where activities like boating, fishing, swimming and hiking, provide campers with the perfect outdoors retreat. Numerous trails leaving the campground connect with the lake and swimming beaches. Silver Lake West is adjacent to Silver Lake East on the other side of Highway 88, and offers additional trails and access to the Silver Fork of the American River.

Cell coverage

No coverage data for this location yet.

Nearby RV services

Dump station
City of South Lake Tahoe · 20 mi
Water fill
None mapped within 50 mi
Propane
Shell · 25 mi
Low clearances
None mapped within 10 mi
Off-road routes
291 designated routes (418 mi) within 10 mi

Other places to stay nearby

NameTypeDistanceFeeHookups
Silver Lake East Campground Private campground under 0.1 mi — —
Ridge Camp Private campground 1.2 mi — —
Martin Meadow Cg National forest campground 1.7 mi — —
Martin Meadow Private campground 1.7 mi — —
Base Camp Private campground 3.0 mi — —
Two Sentinels Girl Scout Camp Private campground 3.0 mi — —

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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.