South Shore Campground

About

South Shore Campground is located next to Lower Bear River Reservoir in Eldorado National Forest in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains at 5,900 feet elevation. The campground is nestled in a mixed conifer forest on a hillside just above the south shore, with some sites offering partial lake views through the trees. The 22 campsites include standard sites, two double sites, one triple site, and two walk-in tent sites. Lower Bear River Reservoir covers 166 acres with 2.5 miles of shoreline. Activities include fishing for rainbow, brown, and mackinaw trout, swimming, boating, canoeing, and picnicking. A boat ramp is located within a mile of the campground. Bear River Resort, about a mile away on the north side of the reservoir, offers a restaurant, store, boat rentals, fishing licenses, dump station, and showers. The Pardoe Trail can be accessed a short distance past nearby Upper Bear River Reservoir and borders Mokelumne Wilderness. The area experiences a Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters.

Directions

From Pioneer, CA, take State Route 88 east 21.9 miles to Bear River Lake Resort sign. Turn left at the sign and go 3.4 miles to campground on right side of the road. Alternatively, 40 miles east of Jackson and 3.5 miles south of Highway 88 via Bear River Road.