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Thousand Trails Ponderosa
About
Thousand Trails
Located in the beautiful foothills of the Sierras, Ponderosa RV Camping is ideally situated on the South Fork of the American River, the most popular whitewater river in the western United States. Rafting, kayaking, fishing, swimming, gold panning and sunbathing are favorite pastimes for…
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiGood
- VerizonGood
- AT&TGood
- T-MobileGood
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Cabins
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- WiFi
- Showers
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Sewer Hookups
- Water Hookups
- Pull-Through Sites
- Big Rig Friendly
Next to the American river
Great spot if you can get in half of the camp got washed away from the rain this year though .
Lovely view of river
The park is a little more “stack and pack” than we like, but the view of the river made up for it. Nice park to spend the holidays.
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Great
This is so great plz stop and check it out
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Location
Thousand Trails Ponderosa is located in California
Directions
From Highway 50 (Big Rig-Friendly Option): Shingle Springs lies between Cameron Park and Placerville. Take Ponderosa Road (Exit 37), head North, right turn on North Shingle Rd, North Shingle Rd turns into Lotus Rd, left on Highway 49. Cross bridge, 1st driveway on right. From Interstate 80 (approximately 18 miles): Highway 49 to Exit 119-B, South on Highway 49. Ponderosa is on the left just before Coloma. The resort entrance requires a wide turn into the parking lot.
Address
7291 State Highway 49
Lotus, CA 95651
Coordinates
38.80900002 N
120.90364782 W