Loon Lake

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Overview

Loon Lake Campground is situated on the south shores of Loon Lake, and attracts many visitors with its variety of campsites and beautiful waterfront setting. Popular activities include boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, horseback riding and exploring off-road vehicle trails.

Recreation

Anglers delight in fishing for rainbow and brown trout, while boaters head out for water skiing. Five picnic areas in the campground and a day-use area provide visitors with nice lake views.

Facilities

Campsites come with picnic tables, grills, campfire rings and bear-proof food storage lockers. Firewood is sold on-site.

Natural Features

The campground sits just west of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an elevation of 6,500 feet. The climate is similar to that of the Mediterranean with warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (831) 245-6891.

Nearby Attractions

The 18-mile Rubicon Jeep Trail begins nearby. An exciting stretch of scenic, un-maintained, rocky road awaits off-road thrill seekers.

Charges & Cancellations

.Change Fee: A service fee may be charged at the time a modification is made depending on the changes.
Cancellation Fee: A $10 service fee will be withheld from any refunds for a cancelled reservation. Customers who cancel a GROUP overnight facility reservation less than 14 days before the arrival date will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee..
Cut-Off Window: The latest date and/or time that you can make an advanced reservation or a change to an existing reservation. Cut-off windows can vary by location, but are typically 4 days before your arrival date. A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (see Late Cancellation below).
Late Cancellation: If you cancel your reservation too close to the start date, additional service fees may be withheld.
Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).

Camp site features

Across 60 camp sites:

Fire pit: all 60 sites
Pets allowed: all 60 sites
ADA accessible: 4 of 60 sites
Group sites: 3 of 60 sites
Longest RV: 67 ft
Largest party: 50 people
Equipment: Horse, RV, Tent, Trailer

Services within 25 miles · OpenStreetMap

Nearest propane: 20.1 mi · Shell

Nearest dump station: 10.8 mi

Nearest water fill: 9.1 mi

Fees

Recreation Fee: Recreation fees are the fees a visitor pays for things like overnight camping, a day-use pavilion, group facilities, a tour or a permit. Recreation fees vary by location and/or activity. Reservation Fee: A fee may be charged at the time a reservation is made to cover the cost of reservation services. This fee is in addition to the Recreation Fee and is non-refundable. Fees for camping, day use, group sites, cabins and lookouts: $8 if made on-line; $9 if made through the call center; $3 if made in-person.

Directions

Take Highway 50 east of Placerville for 21 miles to Icehouse Road turnoff. Turn left and go 28 miles to a fork. Take the right fork 5 miles to the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 1 PM.

Reviews

207 reviews

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Lorrie T

Loop:Ellis Loop

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Reviewed a month ago

beautiful lake, nice kept campsites and pit toilets. good day hikes

Jennifer D

Loop:Shadow Loop

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Beautiful remodel! All sites are paved and mostly level for RVs and trailers. Lake is amazing. Be prepared for all kinds of weather! Great hike, clean pit toilets were very nice.

Breanna T

Loop:Shadow Loop

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Reviewed 2 months ago

This review is mainly about the hosts at the entrance and the dump station. We’ve been coming to loon lake yearly for 5 years(except the year it was closed for renovation). And it seems to always be something wrong with one thing or another. First the husband wife host at entrance. Do they communicate at all? Dump station was closed to due to being “full”. It got cleaned out our second morning there. But it never opened up and dump full sign stayed up. Hosts said we could pay at pay station and they would unlock. Well come check out hosts were gone! Like their rv was gone and site all cleaned up. This is the second year in a row that dump was closed due to something. Lake is nice but there’s no actual “beach” just a rocky hill side. So keep that in mind if you have littles. Happy Camping!

Kathryn D

Loop:Ellis Loop

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Reviewed 2 months ago

The campground looks great! The very clean and new vault toilets were a huge improvement. I enjoyed all the pathways to the lake too. We look forward to coming back next summer.

Karin H

Loop:Ellis Loop

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Impressive major upgrades and improvements! Lots of trees were planted between camps and the camp host Stacy was a gem. Very informative and attentive, she cares.

Dolores B

Loop:Fern Loop

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Reviewed 2 months ago

I'm sorry, but Loon is only one hour away and other than the locals, I'd rather keep it a secret.

Availability

See the Camp Sites section below to find detailed booking availability.

Reserve

Popularity: Very quiet

Busiest in November, when about 7% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 1 years of reservations.