Established Camping

Utica Campgrounds

4 Reviews

About This Campground

USDA Forest Service

Utica Reservoir is set in a granite basin surrounded by red fir and lodgepole pine forest. The reservoir has lots of islands and is kept mostly full. Granite slabs along the shore extend into the water. There are two campgrounds adjacent to each other, Sandy Flat and Rocky Point. Elevation is 6,800…

Reservation Info

No reservations: first-come, first-served

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Location

Utica Campgrounds is located in California

Directions

From Highway 4, turn onto Spicer Reservoir Road (paved) and go 8 miles. Turn left onto 7N75; from there the roads are gravel. Continue .7 miles to a T-intersection. Turn left and continue one mile. Spicer Reservoir Road is 27 miles east of the Calaveras Ranger Station in Hathaway Pines, California.

Coordinates

38.42487207 N
120.01311436 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

Stay Connected

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

Site Types

Tent Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

Picnic Table
Phone Service
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Pull-Through Sites

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Samantha V.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 8, 2022

Rocky Point- Great views & warm water

Gorgeous lake. Calmest at sunrise. Great for kayaks and paddle boards. Campsites are nestled in the woods with views of the reservoir. Lots of people on the weekend but by mid Sunday it’s much quieter.

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Liz C.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 27, 2020

Worth it, if you have a boat

Any boat will do. Kayak, canoe, blow up row boat, SUP. The reason you need a floating vessel of some kind (no motors allowed) is because it’s impossible to get a car camping spot anymore. It used to be impossible to get a developed campsite but only somewhat difficult to get on of the (way way…