USDA Forest Service · California
Airport Flat Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,400 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- GERLE VIEW (NFSR 13N14) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Eldorado National Forest
- Nearest town
- Tahoma
- Address
- CA
- Activities
- <p> River and small lake nearby.</p> , <p> Several short trails are in the vicinity. The Summer Harvest trail is an interpretive trail that curves along west side of the reservoir. The Gerle Creek Trail runs between the campground and the Angel Creek picnic area on the east side of the reservoir.</p> , Camping
About
Location: 23 miles east of Placerville on Highway 50 then 24 miles north on Ice House Road (Forest Road 3), and 3 miles north on Forest Road 33. Sites are arranged into pods to accommodate groups of 15 – 25 people.
Airport Flat Campground Recreation Opportunity Guide (ROG) - This guide contains information, maps, and directions to assist you in enjoying your trip to the Eldorado National Forest.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 29° | 14° | 58° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 43° | 29° | 14° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 29° | 17° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 32° | 13° | 64° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 40° | 29° | 74° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 49° | 33° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 57° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 58° | 51° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 52° | 43° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 43° | 30° | 81° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 37° | 20° | 71° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 44° | 31° | 15° | 63° | 8 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Gerle Creek · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 50 sites
- South Fork Group - Eldorado NF (CA) · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Loon Lake Chalet · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Loon Lake · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 82 sites
- Northshore Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
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