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Black Rock Campground - Sierra NF

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About

USDA Forest Service

Sierra National Forest

Nestled under Cedar and Pine trees, the campground is located near Black Rock Reservoir. Some sites offer canyon views. Each site has a table, grill and fire ring. Road not recommended for large RV's; winding one lane road (road 11S12).

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Location

Black Rock Campground - Sierra NF is located in California

Directions

Take highway 168 to Shaver Lake. Go east on Dinkey Creek Road 12.5 miles, turn right on McKinley Grove Road (road 11S40), travel approximately 12.5 miles to road 11S12, turn right, travel 12 miles, make left at intersection (road 11S50) from Black Rock Station travel 1.5 miles to campground. General Notes: No services available. Nearest services are in the town of Shaver Lake, approximately 1 hour 45 minutes away. No garbage service - Please pack out what you pack in. This is bear country and there are raccoon problems in campground. Please store food properly and do not feed the animals. Bring mosquito repellant.

Coordinates

36.92100058 N
119.02600067 W

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Access

Drive-In
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Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
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Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Reservable
Drinking Water
Toilets
Pets

For Vehicles

Pull-Through Sites

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General Info

Jaime G.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 30, 2023

Majestic Quiet Place

Came twice to this place. Two roads to get there both dangerous and listed on dangerousroads.org. Because of that, very few people were up there when we were there the first part of September and the 3rd week of September 2023.

We choose to dispersed camp both times and it was great. We arrived on a Friday night and then enjoyed the scenery and reservoir all day Saturday. On both occasions we seen anywhere from 4-5 groups of fellow adventurist. Mostly all there to fishing for trout.

Mosquitos are a nuisance so be sure to have your insect repellant/barriers solutions with you.

SiteDispersed Area after Black Rock Campground last space before reservoir

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Janelle M.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 31, 2021

Fun little spot the spring time

Nice spot to go in the spring when the grass is still green and too cold to go up into the higher elevations. I would NOT recommend bringing an RV or trailer into the area as the road in has a 1 lane, minimal turnout section with a shear cliff on one side. The drive is plenty safe, but long and not for the faint of heart. Relatively busy when we went and unfortunately weren’t able to get a campsite the first night, but lucked out to find a dispersed site and moved to a campsite the next day. Everyone there was super friendly and it’s a short drive/ walk to the water. I did want to point out that there are other reviews that were posted here that were supposed to be for the black rock campground in the Joshua tree area. They must have been accidentally added here, and I don’t want anyone to be mislead.

Month of VisitJune

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Brianna S.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 22, 2020

Peaceful camping, great fishing

Visited Black Rock last weekend with our two dogs. Had great luck fishing and there were only 2 other camping groups out there as well, very peaceful and quiet. If camping near the water, be cautious as water rises quite a bit at night.

Darlene M.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 18, 2018

Nice secluded campground

Stayed here one night over the weekend and it was pretty nice. Nobody else was in sight. Each sight had a picnic table and a fire pit. It’s off a pretty rough dirt road between Pine Flat Lake and Dinkey Lakes. The reservoir was pretty nice except for all the electrical wires. Its also right next to a damn that is ran by PGE. There was a warning next the the shore that warned that water levels can increase in an instant so we didn’t go down to it. There is a lot of views to the campground and beyond it. It is also free!

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