City, County & Regional Parks · California
Lake Camanche South Shore Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · California, United States
- Hookups
- 148 electric, 148 with water
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 322 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Lake
- Lake Camanche
- Nearest town
- Valley Springs
- Address
- 11700 Wade Lane, Valley Springs, CA 95252
- Phone
- 209-763-5121
- Activities
- fishing, boating, swimming, hiking
About
East Bay Municipal Utility District recreation area on the south shore of Lake Camanche, run by concessionaire Lake Camanche Recreation. 148 full-hookup RV sites (99 of them in the Monument RV Park with 30/50-amp service; the Miner's Camp sites are long-term stays of up to six months), 20 primitive sites on the water, and group sites for 32 to 88 people; the concessionaire counts more than 550 tent sites across both shores together and does not publish a south-shore total. Hot showers, restrooms, laundry, a dump station elsewhere in the park, marina, boat launch and store. A separate equestrian camp is for riders and youth groups only. Dogs allowed for a daily fee. Open year-round; reservations through Campspot.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 40° | 31° | 72° | 1 of 11 |
| February | 60° | 41° | 28° | 74° | 2 of 11 |
| March | 64° | 44° | 33° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 68° | 48° | 37° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 80° | 54° | 44° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 59° | 48° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 94° | 64° | 52° | 107° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 92° | 65° | 58° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 62° | 53° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 78° | 53° | 42° | 91° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 64° | 46° | 36° | 78° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 56° | 39° | 32° | 65° | 1 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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