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About Glory Hole Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 135
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 (485)
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
Donald C
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 129, Loop: Big Oak 113-132
Campsite was perfect for the weekend
Myra L
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 098, Loop: Big Oak 90-112
Bathrooms were well maintained and cell service was good.
Robert B
VerifiedSeptember 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79
Good trip
Tamara S
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 093, Loop: Big Oak 90-112
1. Parking spots a leveled but the actual campsite are mostly pretty steep.
2. No lights in the toilets.
Wil P
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2021 • Stayed at: 088, Loop: Ironhorse 45-59, 80-89
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James M
VerifiedAugust 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
Always a great time camping at glory hole. I have small kids, so the fact we had a whole corner of the campground to ourselves was awesome!! If you could just encourage the fish to bite that would be great!
Phyllis H
VerifiedAugust 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 100, Loop: Big Oak 90-112
With the reservoir's significant drop in water, campsites are not on or by the water. About 200-300ft down is the water line. The campsite overall is kept up well, but it was very dry, dusty, and sparse vegetation.
Travis C
VerifiedAugust 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 098, Loop: Big Oak 90-112
Don't bother here during the summer. whatever the temp is in Angels camp, add 3 degrees to it. the camping sites aren't level, in general, they slope one way or another, there's 1 water spigot that I saw for our entire loop, and the shade is sparse. they had a single shower for each bathroom and a single toilet in the mens. the light was out in the ladies bathroom and I saw a maintenance guy who said they were aware of the work order but not sure when it was scheduled to be due. Their sister campground, tuttletown, had their septic pump fail and apparently it takes on average a year and a half to get replacement parts. The shower temp was 85f for cold. Also late August through end of October is tarantula mating season. LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN LATE AUGUST THROUGH END OF OCTOBER IS TARANTULA MATING SEASON. The lake level was about 100ft lower than what the pictures they provide, it's about a 4:1 slope, so for every foot lower it's approx 2 ft further from the bank, so at 100ft lower it was about 200ft further down a very steep walk, just be aware of the water level. Honestly I would go back ONLY after the rainy season, otherwise the heat, the ground and the spiders make this facility not worth the money.
Johnny F
VerifiedAugust 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 060, Loop: Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
Either lock up everything you own or tie a guard dog to your campsite because the low life weekend people who come up from the city will steal it. I had over 450 dollars worth of camping equipment stolen. Avoid this place on the weekends because the druggie come out big time
Stan K
VerifiedAugust 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
loved the campsite reservation online made it so all fees included clean restrooms other campers were quiet late at night will be back soon
Location Glory Hole Recreation Area
Address:
Glory Hole Recreation Area, 6503 Whittle Ranch Road
Angels Camp, CA, 95222
United States
From Sacramento take 99 S, 88 W and 12 E to San Andreas. Take 49 S for approximately 15 miles. Turn right onto Whittle Ranch Road and follow the road 2 miles 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 miles to the recreation area.
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.
Elevation: 351 feet
6 mi drive to downtown Angels Camp (about 11 min)
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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Last updated: September 3, 2026
