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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
Patrick P
VerifiedMay 10, 2026 • Stayed at: 065, Loop: Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
Always have a great time camping and fishing. The sites are convenient and great.
Chris G
VerifiedMay 19, 2026 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79
Nice campsites, good access to water, clean bathrooms, nice scenery, lots of wildlife.
Dwane G
VerifiedMay 23, 2026 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79
Love staying here..you can tell by how many times I have
Kijeong Y
VerifiedMay 24, 2026 • Stayed at: 099, Loop: Big Oak 90-112
Na
Rick W
VerifiedMay 24, 2026 • Stayed at: 106, Loop: Big Oak 90-112
Used to be a great camping area, but they turn off water (off in May), but the site is noce other than that
MeyChoy S
VerifiedMay 24, 2026 • Stayed at: 120, Loop: Big Oak 113-132
I am not a camper and would not go camping if there is no restroom/shower. New Melones Campground is one of the cleanness place ive been. Hot showers and flushable toilet. Yes!!! We stayed at Big Oak, site #120. Site #120 does not have much flat grounds making tent camping very hard. There was only enough flat ground space for 1 tent but we managed to make it work. This site was near the restroom which I wanted. It is partial shaded. Will definitely come back again but will try another site #.
Debra P
VerifiedMay 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
We thoroughly enjoyed our two night stay. The campground was spread out with plenty of room between campers. We spoke to 3 different rangers during our stay. All three with great and fun to talk to. We had only planned a one night stay but we liked it so much we stayed two nights!
Nathan C
VerifiedMay 31, 2026 • Stayed at: 100, Loop: Big Oak 90-112
The site is well maintained and the views are beautiful. There is a large tree for shade. The only minor complaint is that there are no water spigots/bathrooms nearby. Otherwise, it was fantastic.
ashish s
VerifiedJune 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 062, Loop: Ironhorse 1-7, 23-44, 60-69
Big clean campground. Flush toilets were functional and decent clean. Good view of the reservoir from site 62.
Monica S
VerifiedJune 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: Ironhorse 8-22, 70-79
For the whole campsite, I would give a 4, but for my particular site, Ironhorse #17, I give a 3. While #17 was chosen because of its close proximity to the bathroom/shower, the dangerously steep decline/incline from the parking pad to the tent/fire pit/picnic table will keep me from renting this space again. Trekking heavy gear from the car to the tent was ridiculous in that you had to carefully watch your footing or else you'll fall. Going back and forth to unload and then doing it all again when it was time to leave was a precarious total body workout. As for the amenities, the bathroom was clean and had two toilets plus one shower. Although previous reviews said that the showers were coin-operated, the machine has been removed, the one shower is free and has a hand held shower head which pleasantly surprised me. Due to the lack of grading, the shower water does flow into the bathroom stalls. Initially, it didn't look like the bathrooms had any hand soap as there was only an empty bottle left; however, on the day I was leaving, maintenance replaced the empty bottle with a full bottle. If you wash your hands, bring your own soap and towel. On the wall, there are two precious outlets which I really appreciated. Throughout the day, I enjoy having a cup of tea and use my travel electric water kettle to boil my water. Speaking of water there was a water spigot on either side of our camp site which was convenient. If it wasn't raining, I would have used the fire pit which seems to be a rarity these days in CA as many places do not allow them.
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 6, 2026
