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Jenkinson Campground—Sly Park Recreation Area

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Jenkinson Campground is located in theSly Park Recreation Area. This Sly Park campground ent-only ADA-accessible campsites. Located 2 miles from park entrance. All sites have forest views. Lake access is at Sierra Point day use area, 100 yards to lake.

Your reservation fee pays for the first vehicle in the site only. There is a limit of 8 people per site (this includes children). A truck towing a trailer or an RV plus a tow vehicle counts as the two-vehicle maximum, even though it is allowed with the price of the site.

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Location

Jenkinson Campground—Sly Park Recreation Area is located in California

Coordinates

38.72900031 N
120.546 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

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WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Available
AT&T
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T-Mobile
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Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
WiFi
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Water Hookups
Big Rig Friendly

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General Info

Brian H.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 5, 2022

Sierra fun

This was perfect. We brought our paddle board and we’re walking distance to the lake front. Lake was quiet, trails well maintained and facilities were cleaned regularly. Will definitely stay here again.

SiteSierra 069

Month of VisitAugust

Syd D.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 10, 2021

Wonderful campground! Don’t miss the waterfall!

We love this campground! There are 9 different sections to stay in. The farther back you stay the better in my opinion unless you like a bit more going on. The trails are perfectly maintained and you can go around the whole lake in 9miles. The hike to the waterfall is wonderful and depending where you start depends on length. You have to see it though! 33ft and the perfect spot to swim when it warms up. I can’t wait to be back. Their campground is a great spot for a family trip. Beautiful scenery, good folks, and a great time.

Jeff B.

Scout

Reviewed May. 16, 2019

Close to civilization yet secluded enough to feel like camping

Just a short drive from Sacramento up the hill. The front half of the lake is sometimes quite close quarters full of large RVs and campers. Large day use areas for a quick boat around the lake and fishing. The real gems are further back into the campground where if you plan it right you can talk to nobody except your camp host. The small portion of the lake with no wake is ideal for kayaking, canoeing and fishing has been good to excellent near the water fall. A nice easy hike will take you around the entire lake if you let it.

Adventure M.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 6, 2018

Jenkinson lake labor day

We stayed at the group site at the event center. It was more like clamping than real actual camping. At the event center theres a full kitchen and a bathroom. It was super clean and nice. If i had known that before going I would packed better for that kind of camping. The sites were mostly all at a slant so it was a bit uncomfortable in terms of the sleep situation. There may have been some that were on normal level ground but from what we experienced and the ones we mainly saw they were not. There was a nice pretty steep but short trail that led from our site to the lake which was gorgeous as we sipped on our coffee and the pine tree covered campground was a dream.

SiteEvent center group site

Month of VisitOctober

Tara S.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 21, 2015

It was ok.

We camped out at Jenkinson at Sly Park Recreation area. As hikers (not boaters), this wasn't a very impressive area or very impressive campsite. The campsites were shallow (relatively close to the road) and pretty close together (we had some kind of college party across the way, and we could hear pretty much all of it). It was a pretty, tree-covered area that we enjoyed spending time in, and it had all of the basics covered (decent bathrooms, bear boxes, adequate room for cars and tents).