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About Glory Hole Recreation Area
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water Access
- Lake Access
- Marina
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (506)
What Guests Are Saying
Glory Hole Recreation Area offers beautiful views, well-maintained campsites, and clean restroom facilities, making it an enjoyable camping experience. Many campers appreciated the friendly rangers and the spacious layout, allowing for a peaceful atmosphere. Some minor drawbacks included noise from nearby sites and steep access to water, but overall, visitors expressed a desire to return due to the scenic environment and available amenities.
What Guests Are Saying
Glory Hole Recreation Area offers beautiful views, well-maintained campsites, and clean restroom facilities, making it an enjoyable camping experience. Many campers appreciated the friendly rangers and the spacious layout, allowing for a peaceful atmosphere. Some minor drawbacks included noise from nearby sites and steep access to water, but overall, visitors expressed a desire to return due to the scenic environment and available amenities.
Review Summary
Michael S
VerifiedNovember 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79
Great place to dry camp. We used this as a base to travel to Yosemite NP.
Gary C
VerifiedOctober 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 055, Loop: Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89
Great fall weather, and a beautiful location overlooking the lake
Serena W
VerifiedOctober 30, 2022 • Stayed at: 053, Loop: Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89
Very nice staff although they don't bring you your and you're tickets to put on your post until it gets dark and I'm almost ready for bed but that's OK very friendly very nice people.
Jeff B
VerifiedOctober 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 066, Loop: Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
Glory Hole campground is all about powerboating, big trucks (even a big rig!), and partying. If that's your scene, go for it. If you prefer peace and quiet, look elsewhere as people don't respect quiet hours.
New Melones reservoir is the main attraction, but there don't seem to be nice beaches accessible from the campground to enjoy it from. There are some worthwhile walking trails in the area with great views of the lake.
We chose New Melones in part because it offers electric vehicle (EV) charging. Unfortunately, the charger does not work properly because it's limited to just 6 Amps, which is only 5 mi range per hour. Called the campsite afterwards - apparently that's deliberate because they don't want locals charging there, never mind that it also prevents campers from charging.
Anthony M
VerifiedOctober 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 054, Loop: Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89
The camp site was beautiful and although it did seem like the site's were very close to each other, we didn't encounter a privacy issue because there were only a few people camping. The location is TERRIBLE for bank fishermen. If your plan was to fish the lake, turn back and find somewhere else. The bank is 99% unimproved, there is little to no areas where bank fisherman can fish. The lake is also extreme low. The water levels are substantially below a reasonable amount to fish. Also going during the fall like we did, almost everything was closed. The trails, the accessible areas, the creek, literally everything outside of walking through a mountain with no trail
Richard S
VerifiedOctober 13, 2022 • Stayed at: 069, Loop: Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
Did not feel to safe. Neighbors were loud and playing music all day and past quiet time. I saw only 1 ranger drive by the whole time we were there.
Noa M
VerifiedOctober 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
If you like hot sun and dry grass, go ahead and camp here. Wasn’t the camping environment we were looking for. Only makes sense to go if you’re really into boating, and I can’t speak to the boating experience here. Site itself was large and level, but we ended up leaving and going to a shadier, forested campground.
Ryan P
VerifiedSeptember 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79
Location and amenities are absolutely wonderful. Very well maintained and clean. Campsites we’re predominantly flat with decent shade. Friendly staff and wonderful views. The water is extremely low but that didn’t deter us from having a good time. Coming here again for sure!
Justin S
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89
Paid for a spot then got woken up by a ranger passively as they searched around my car and left a ticket but didn’t bother to actually check if I had a reservation. I then had to search high and low for a non existent number to handle said citation. Pretty interesting that I got a citation and not a sliver of information to take care of citation even though the citation made threats of action if not handled. Super disappointed. Usually have good experiences…
Brenden W
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 069, Loop: Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
A lot of the sites are not very level and the picnic tables/fire rings tend to be a bit down a hill. We managed to get out coach leveled enough but it took all of the blocks.
We saw a lot of animals, deer, buzzards, woodpeckers and tons of other birds.
It was quiet, not too busy which we like.
Location & Directions for Glory Hole Recreation Area
Glory Hole Recreation Area, 6503 Whittle Ranch Road, Angels Camp, CA 95222 United States
Elevation: 351 ft
Getting There
<p>From Sacramento take 99 S, 88 W and 12 E to San Andreas. Take 49 S for approximately 15 mi. Turn right onto Whittle Ranch Road and follow the road 2 mi to the recreation area.<br><br><br><br>From Central California and the Bay Area take 80 E, 5...
From Sacramento take 99 S, 88 W and 12 E to San Andreas. Take 49 S for approximately 15 mi. Turn right onto Whittle Ranch Road and follow the road 2 mi to the recreation area.
From Central California and the Bay Area take 80 E, 580 E then 205 E to 120 E in Manteca. Take the exit for 120 E/99 N. Continue on 120 E, then take 108 E to 49N. Turn left onto Whittle Ranch Road and follow the road 2 mi to the recreation area.
Highway access
Glory Hole Recreation Area is accessible via State Route 49, which is approximately 10 miles away, providing connection to U.S. Route 50 and other regional roads.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
3PM
Check out time
2PM
General
- PLEASE HEAD STRAIGHT TO YOUR CAMPSITE UPON ARRIVALThere will be a reservation tag and 1 or 2 vehicle tags clipped to your campsite's post. Please leave the reservation tag on the post and place the vehicle tag(s) inside your vehicle(s) with dates visible. Contact a Park Ranger if you have any questions.
- At New Melones Lake there is a 14-day camping limit within a 30-day period.
- The recreation area entrance gate closes at 9:00pm. Vehicle entry after the gate is closed is prohibited. Exit at any time.
- During quiet hours, loud noise is prohibited. Excessive noise (audible beyond 50ft) at any time is prohibited.
- Camping fees include boat launch and day-use fees. Two vehicles are permitted in standard campsites. One vehicle is permitted in walk-to sites. All vehicles must display a campground vehicle tag or an overflow vehicle parking receipt.Vehicles must remain on paved roads and parking spots. Off-roading is prohibited.
- Campfires are only allowed in fire rings or grills in designated areas. Campfires must be attended at all times and extinguished completely before leaving.Campers may collect only dead and down wood for campfires. Chainsaw use is not allowed on property.During National Weather Service "Red Flag Warning" days and facility fire bans, wood and charcoal fires will not be permitted.
- All pets must be on a maximum six-foot (1.8 m) leash at all times. Leaving your pets unattended is not permitted.
- The dump station is out of order at this time.
- While recreating at New Melones Reservoir: CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY boats and any other recreational equipment that comes in contact with water. Never dump unwanted bait, worms, fish parts or other organisms into the water. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/ STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. REMOVE plants, seeds, animals and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. CLEAN your gear before entering and leaving the recreation site. STAY on designated roads and trails and use local firewood. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/
- If New Melones Lake elevation is below 870', boat ramps are not available. "Water front" campsites may also not be available. Park maps depict an elevation around 1050 feet. Current lake elevation: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/dynamicapp/QueryMM?Stations=NML&SensorNums=6&End=2021-07-19&span=1+month
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