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Cold Creek Campground

Cold Creek Campground offers 13 primitive campsites along Highway 89 in Tahoe National Forest, 4. 5 miles south of Sierraville, with direct access to Cold Creek for fishing and swimming.

Each site includes a picnic table, fire ring, and grill, with vault toilets available; note that water is not on-site but can be obtained at nearby Cottonwood Creek Campground (less than a mile away).

The campground operates May through mid-October at 5,808 feet elevation and is an ideal base for hiking, biking, and wildlife viewing in the Sierra Nevada region.


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