BLM opening Indian Creek Campground on May 3

Organization:

Bureau of Land Management

BLM Office:

Carson City District Office

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CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Indian Creek Campground, located adjacent to Indian Creek Reservoir in Alpine County, California, will open Friday May 3, 2019.

Indian Creek Campground is one of the best campground values in the Sierra Nevada with hot showers, flush toilets, an RV sanitary dump station, paved roads and parking sites, bear-proof storage lockers available at each site and onsite camp ground hosts. Other facilities in the area include a boat launching area, day use picnic area, an interpretive trail and over eight miles of hiking trails.

Please note the following fee schedule for the 2019 camping season:

2019 Fee Schedule for the Indian Creek Campground

Service Provided

Use Fee

Reservation

First Come – First Serve

RV/Tent Single Site (13)

$20.00/night

Yes

Not Available

RV/Tent Double Site (6)

$32.00/night

Yes

Not Available

Tent Area Single Site (6)

$14.00/night

Yes

Not Available

Tent Area Double Site (4)

$20.00/night

Yes

Not Available

Group Area (1)

$50.00/night

Yes

Not Available

Sanitary Dump Station

$10.00/vehicle/use

N/A

N/A

 

For the 2019 season campsites at Indian Creek Campground must be reserved on Recreation.gov, a one-stop resource for reservations, trip planning, and information for recreation facilities and activities offered by the BLM and many other Federal agencies. Recreation.gov is the largest outdoor recreation reservation service in the US with over 60,000 reserve-able facilities at over 2500 field locations. Recreation.gov offers advance reservations for Federal facilities and activities such as cabins and lookouts, tours, picnic shelters, wilderness permits, and group and individual campsites like the facilities offered at Indian Creek Campground.

The main camp area at Indian Creek Campground has 19 sites that accommodate RV and tent campers. Six of these 19 sites are considered “double” occupancy sites since they have two parking spots, two tent pads and two picnic tables. This area has flush toilets, hot showers and drinking water.

The walk-in tent area, located south of the main camp area, has ten sites with each site accommodating 1 to 2 tents depending on single or double occupancy. Four of the ten tent sites are considered “double” occupancy sites since they have two tent pads and two picnic tables. Sanitary facilities in this area include vault toilets and potable water. A group of up to 40 people may camp in the Group campsite that accommodates tents only.

 


The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.