Camping at Lake Camanche
Your Basecamp for Lake Camanche Adventures
Lake Camanche Resort features 550+ tent camping sites spread out over hundreds of acres which are available year-round at both North and South Shores.
Many sites offer immediate lake access while others are just a short walk away. Campsite amenities include bbqs, tables, water, hot showers, restrooms and laundry facilities. Primitive sites are just a short drive away to restrooms & showers. Ask you reservation agent for which sites provide shade.
All of our sites feature some of California’s best natural and native species of trees, plants and flowers. Looking for alcohol-free camping? Both shores also feature alcohol-free campgrounds, perfect for those in search of a more family-friendly camping experience.
Group Camping
Our group sites are the perfect spot for your group outing or family reunion. These sites are separate from our general camping areas, but still close to all the amenities, so you can be sure that all your camping time is quality time. Located within the campgrounds, we offer group sites close to all the amenities, so you can be sure that all your camping time is quality time.
At North Shore, one 12 person group campsite, one 24 person group campsite, and two 72 person group campsites may be reserved. Campsite amenities include BBQs, tables, water, restrooms with hot showers, and laundry facilities.
At South Shore, the Sugarloaf Group Campsite accommodates 64 campers. Gold Run Group Site #1 accommodates 80 campers. Gold Run Group Site #2 accommodates 88 campers, and Moccasin Group Site can accommodate 32 campers.
Both North and South shore features a conveniently located clubhouse available for meals, meetings, and social gatherings.
To reserve your group sites, please call us at (866) 763-5121, or book now online.
Top Rated Equestrian Campground
All sites have picnic tables, a fire ring/BBQ grill, paddock for each horse, and lantern stands. The sites surround a group dining area with large bbqs, serving tables, and picnic tables to seat 40 people. Group campfire rings with benches to act as an amphitheater and an assembly area. There are horse wash stations, bins for horse waste, portable toilets and easy access to the Mokelumne Coast to Crest trail.
Equestrian Camping Sites
Turkey Hill is nestled in 16 acres of mature oak trees adjacent to the Mokelumne Coast to Crest trail staging area at Camanche South Shore.
It has 7 sites; 2 single family sites that accommodate a maximum of 8 persons with 2 vehicles, 2 trailers and 2 horses, 2 double sites and 2 triple sites that accommodate double and triple the single site capacity, and one quad site accommodating a maximum of 32 persons and 8 vehicles with trailers and 8 horses.
All sites have picnic tables, a fire ring/BBQ grill, a paddock for each horse, lantern stands and have close access to water. One of the single sites has wheelchair accessible facilities including a transfer platform to assist getting on and off horses.
The sites surrounding a group dining area with large BBQs, serving tables and picnic tables to seat 40 people, plus a group campfire ring with benches to act as an amphitheater and assembly area. These areas are also wheelchair accessible. This group use area also includes a regulation horseshoe pit. Other features of the campground include a horse wash station, bins for horse waste, portable toilets and easy access to the trail.
Showers, coin-operated laundry; an RV dump station and general store are available elsewhere in the park.
Equestrian campers, with trail permits, will have access to 28 miles of MCCT from the campground and can trailer their stock to Camanche North Shore for 5.1 miles of trail and a 3 mile loop. Work is completed on the MCCT segment that connected the trail at Camanche South Shore with the trail at the Camp Seco Trail staging area!
The camp is available by reservation to equestrians first and youth groups when not used by equestrians. Equestrian and Youth Groups will not use the camp at the same time.
Camanche Recreation Company is currently accepting reservations for the campsites and reservations may be made by calling a toll-free reservation line (866) 763-5121 daily.
