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Ponderosa RV Resort

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About This Campground

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-In
Park next to your site
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Good
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Unknown

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

Pamela H.

Guide

Reviewed Jan. 2, 2022

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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Theron W.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 16, 2021

Great

This is so great plz stop and check it out

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Angela C.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 15, 2021

Mean people suck!

We checked in and had reservations but it’s a first come first serve sites! They have different sections that cost more… the closer you are to the river, the more it will cost. It ranges from $5 to $20 bucks more a night.They say NO saving sites but people do and if your new to the campground it’s…

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Location

Ponderosa RV Resort 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

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