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Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use

Lovers Leap Cg & Day UsePhoto: -Jérôme- — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
May–Sep
best months

Caution today

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 2 h ago

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Eldorado National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Eldorado National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 5,791 ft
  • Placerville Ranger DistrictEldorado National Forest

Lovers Leap Campground and Day Use is a Forest Service site in the Placerville Ranger District of Eldorado National Forest in California, about 10 miles from South Lake Tahoe. It serves as a base for both overnight stays and day visits, with vault toilets as the only listed amenity. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 80°F with lows in the low 40s and only about two wet days a month. Winter is much colder, with highs in the low 40s and lows near 18°F from December through February. Lovers Leap Campground sits just 0.1 mile away, and the climbing areas of The Loaf Boulder and Monks Rock are also within a tenth of a mile. Pyramid Peak Trail is about 0.6 mile off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Baja Grill

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rains

    Baldwin Home

    Museum

    Museum · 11 mi from Bear Valley

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use

    Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      43° / 18°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      43° / 19°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      48° / 24°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      53° / 28°

      8 wet

    5. May

      62° / 33°

      7 wet

    6. Jun

      72° / 38°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 43°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 41°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 35°

      3 wet

    10. Oct

      62° / 29°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 23°

      7 wet

    12. Dec

      43° / 18°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at South Lake Tahoe Ap, CA, 10.4 mi away at 6,314 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

    Closures we've recorded since August 2026

    • Fire Restrictions are in Effect Forest Wide

      Eldorado National Forest · Order dated September 22, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026 → lifted Nov 2, 2026 · Forest Service

Facts about this campground

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: USDA Forest Service recreation sites (EDW)