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Pinecrest

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Sunrise over Pinecrest Lake

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Western Sierra & foothills

A forested base near Pinecrest Lake, with a swimming beach, marina and lake-loop trail within walking distance.

  • Lake nearby
  • Hiking
  • Fishing
  • Swimming

4.32 / 5

1,133 campground ratings

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The campground has no RV hookups or showers.

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Highlights

  • Four-mile trail circles Pinecrest Lake
  • Beach and recreation services within walking distance

Lake nearby · Hiking · Fishing · Swimming · Biking

Recreation.gov campground rating · Checked Oct 14, 2026. Ratings describe the campground, not individual sites.

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Campground mapDefault priorities scores use the same circular pins, with pale to strong color halos and numeric labels. Pins show site numbers when there is room. Small badges 1, 2 and 3 match the list ranking for these filters. Choose dates to check openings Bold rings mark the selected site; a separate dashed outer ring marks keyboard focus. Slashed circles do not fit the default tent setup. WC marks restrooms. Use plus and minus to zoom, arrow keys to move, or choose Move map to drag and pinch on a touchscreen.Site D004, loop D, default match score 78 out of 100, Good matchSite C026, loop C, default match score 77 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite C014, loop C, default match score 76 out of 100, Good matchSite C016, loop C, default match score 76 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite C004, loop C, default match score 75 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite C022, loop C, default match score 75 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite C028, loop C, default match score 73 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B016, loop B, default match score 72 out of 100, Good matchSite C012, loop C, default match score 72 out of 100, Good matchSite C017, loop C, default match score 72 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D051, loop D, default match score 72 out of 100, Good matchSite A031, loop A, default match score 71 out of 100, Good matchSite C023, loop C, default match score 71 out of 100, Good matchSite C025, loop C, default match score 71 out of 100, Good matchSite B017, loop B, default match score 70 out of 100, Good matchSite C013, loop C, default match score 70 out of 100, Good matchSite C020, loop C, default match score 70 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite E003, loop E, default match score 70 out of 100, Good matchSite A030, loop A, default match score 69 out of 100, Good matchSite A036, loop A, default match score 69 out of 100, Good matchSite B019, loop B, default match score 69 out of 100, Good matchSite C018, loop C, default match score 69 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite C037, loop C, default match score 69 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D010, loop D, default match score 69 out of 100, Good matchSite B022, loop B, default match score 68 out of 100, Good matchSite B024, loop B, default match score 68 out of 100, Good matchSite C015, loop C, default match score 68 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A026, loop A, default match score 67 out of 100, Good matchSite A029, loop A, default match score 67 out of 100, Good matchSite A034, loop A, default match score 67 out of 100, Good matchSite B012, loop B, default match score 67 out of 100, Good matchSite C021, loop C, default match score 67 out of 100, Good matchSite C030, loop C, default match score 67 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite E007, loop E, default match score 67 out of 100, Good matchSite A025, loop A, default match score 66 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B015, loop B, default match score 66 out of 100, Good matchSite B023, loop B, default match score 66 out of 100, Good matchSite C006, loop C, default match score 66 out of 100, Good matchSite C019, loop C, default match score 66 out of 100, Good matchSite C036, loop C, default match score 66 out of 100, Good matchSite D005, loop D, default match score 66 out of 100, Good matchSite A028, loop A, default match score 65 out of 100, Good matchSite A042, loop A, default match score 65 out of 100, Good matchSite C029, loop C, default match score 65 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D001, loop D, default match score 65 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite E006, loop E, default match score 65 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A021, loop A, default match score 64 out of 100, Good matchSite A024, loop A, default match score 64 out of 100, Good matchSite A044, loop A, default match score 64 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A052, loop A, default match score 64 out of 100, Good matchSite D003, loop D, default match score 64 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A023, loop A, default match score 63 out of 100, Good matchSite A033, loop A, default match score 63 out of 100, Good matchSite A051, loop A, default match score 63 out of 100, Good matchSite B025, loop B, default match score 63 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B031, loop B, default match score 63 out of 100, Good matchSite D002, loop D, default match score 63 out of 100, Good matchSite D052, loop D, default match score 63 out of 100, Good matchSite A035, loop A, default match score 62 out of 100, Good matchSite A045, loop A, default match score 62 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A048, loop A, default match score 62 out of 100, Good matchSite B018, loop B, default match score 62 out of 100, Good matchSite E005, loop E, default match score 62 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite E008, loop E, default match score 62 out of 100, Good matchSite A037, loop A, default match score 61 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A059, loop A, default match score 61 out of 100, Good matchSite B021, loop B, default match score 61 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D006, loop D, default match score 61 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite E017, loop E, default match score 61 out of 100, Good matchSite A020, loop A, default match score 60 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A027, loop A, default match score 60 out of 100, Good matchSite A038, loop A, default match score 60 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A055, loop A, default match score 60 out of 100, Good matchSite A056, loop A, default match score 60 out of 100, Good matchSite B013, loop B, default match score 60 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B032, loop B, default match score 60 out of 100, Good matchSite C002, loop C, default match score 60 out of 100, Good matchSite C033, loop C, default match score 60 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite E001, loop E, default match score 60 out of 100, Good matchSite E009, loop E, default match score 60 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite E016, loop E, default match score 60 out of 100, Good matchSite A022, loop A, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A039, loop A, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite C027, loop C, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite C034, loop C, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite C035, loop C, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D008, loop D, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D009, loop D, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D021, loop D, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D053, loop D, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A015, loop A, default match score 58 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A032, loop A, default match score 58 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A043, loop A, default match score 58 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite C007, loop C, default match score 58 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite C010, loop C, default match score 58 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D007, loop D, default match score 58 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A016, loop A, default match score 57 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A046, loop A, default match score 57 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite B003, loop B, default match score 57 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite B020, loop B, default match score 57 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B026, loop B, default match score 57 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite C008, loop C, default match score 57 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A003, loop A, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A011, loop A, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A040, loop A, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A047, loop A, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite B008, loop B, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite B010, loop B, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B011, loop B, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite C011, loop C, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite C031, loop C, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite C032, loop C, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A009, loop A, default match score 55 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A041, loop A, default match score 55 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B005, loop B, default match score 55 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite B006, loop B, default match score 55 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B009, loop B, default match score 55 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite B029, loop B, default match score 55 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D039, loop D, default match score 55 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D050, loop D, default match score 55 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A004, loop A, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A005, loop A, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A012, loop A, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A049, loop A, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A053, loop A, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A054, loop A, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B030, loop B, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite C009, loop C, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D020, loop D, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D037, loop D, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite E010, loop E, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite E012, loop E, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A001, loop A, default match score 53 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A014, loop A, default match score 53 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B007, loop B, default match score 53 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D016, loop D, default match score 53 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D040, loop D, default match score 53 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D041, loop D, default match score 53 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite E004, loop E, default match score 53 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite E013, loop E, default match score 53 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A007, loop A, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A013, loop A, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A018, loop A, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B004, loop B, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite B014, loop B, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite B028, loop B, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D011, loop D, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D015, loop D, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D035, loop D, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D049, loop D, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite E014, loop E, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite E015, loop E, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A017, loop A, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A057, loop A, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite B027, loop B, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D014, loop D, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D024, loop D, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D029, loop D, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D030, loop D, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D036, loop D, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A008, loop A, default match score 50 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A050, loop A, default match score 50 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite B002, loop B, default match score 50 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D019, loop D, default match score 50 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D038, loop D, default match score 50 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D047, loop D, default match score 50 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite E011, loop E, default match score 50 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A019, loop A, default match score 49 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A058, loop A, default match score 49 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D046, loop D, default match score 49 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A002, loop A, default match score 48 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite A010, loop A, default match score 48 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D043, loop D, default match score 48 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite A006, loop A, default match score 47 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D013, loop D, default match score 47 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D042, loop D, default match score 47 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D025, loop D, default match score 46 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D028, loop D, default match score 46 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D034, loop D, default match score 46 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D012, loop D, default match score 45 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D026, loop D, default match score 45 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D048, loop D, default match score 45 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D045, loop D, default match score 44 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D018, loop D, default match score 43 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D023, loop D, default match score 42 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D027, loop D, default match score 42 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite D032, loop D, default match score 42 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D031, loop D, default match score 40 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite D017, loop D, default match score 39 out of 100, More trade-offsSite D022, loop D, default match score 38 out of 100, More trade-offsSite D033, loop D, default match score 38 out of 100, More trade-offsSite E002, loop E, default match score 38 out of 100, More trade-offsSite D044, loop D, default match score 35 out of 100, More trade-offsSite C024, loop C, C024 1, default match score 84 out of 100, Strong match, rank 1 in the list Site C005, loop C, C005 2, default match score 79 out of 100, Good match, rank 2 in the list Site C003, loop C, C003 3, default match score 78 out of 100, Good match, rank 3 in the list 1.0×
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