Wrights Lake Equestrian Cg
California
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What we do know
Inside Eldorado National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Campsite availability
Live from Recreation.gov for Wrights Lake Equestrian Cg.
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Wrights Lake Equestrian Cg
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About this campground
The Wrights Lake Equestrian Campground is available to visitors travelling with equestrian or packstock animals. The campground is situated near the Wrights Lake Campground in a grassy, open timber stand near the stream flowing from the spillway of Wrights Lake. The area is well-known for its vistas, hiking, wildflowers and birding.
Campsite info
- Sites
- 15
- Reservable
- Yes
Directions & GPX
Facts about this campground
Where it is
- Pacific Ranger District · Ranger district
- Eldorado National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Eldorado National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Fire Restrictions are in Effect Forest Wide
fire-restriction · posted Sep 30, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Mokelumne Wilderness Restricted Use
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Occupancy and Use Restrictions - Desolation Wilderness Area
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Deer Valley Trail (19E01) & Meadow Lake Road (09N01)
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Silver Bear Wheeled Vehicle Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Desolation Wilderness Food and Refuse Storage Restriction
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Camping Occupancy Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Rules & access
- Fee
- Yes
Source: USDA Forest Service recreation sites (EDW); Recreation.gov (RIDB)
Nearby
- BloodsuckerHiking0.1 mi
- WindmillerHiking0.2 mi
- Wrights LakeCamping0.6 mi
- Highway 50 CorridorRock climbing1.7 mi
- Black Beauty WallRock climbing1.7 mi
- Jones Fork Silver CreekCanoeing3.4 mi
- South Fork American RiverCanoeing4 mi
- Strawberry Point CampgroundCamping5.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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