About Dark Day Campground
Number of accommodations: 10
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (38)
What Guests Are Saying
Dark Day Campground is a beautiful site surrounded by trees, offering great swimming opportunities. However, it requires a downhill hike from parking to the campsites, and amenities like vault toilets need improvement. Visitors noted issues with noise from large groups and broken facilities, but many expressed a desire to return for a quieter experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Dark Day Campground is a beautiful site surrounded by trees, offering great swimming opportunities. However, it requires a downhill hike from parking to the campsites, and amenities like vault toilets need improvement. Visitors noted issues with noise from large groups and broken facilities, but many expressed a desire to return for a quieter experience.
Review Summary
Julia Q
VerifiedMay 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: A
Campground have no trailer access, parking is far from the actual site and downhill. Our campsite 10a had a horrible table that was mostly rotten .
John K
VerifiedDecember 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: A
Large individual sites, plenty of room. Areas for tents had been swept of pine needles.
Site is steep, breathtaking to walk up and down. Lake access not worth it, rocky and danger from speed boats.
Luana B
VerifiedAugust 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: A
We had a fabulous experience. It is absolutely beautiful there. The only downsides were how low the water levels had dropped (making it further away from the campsites) and the bathrooms were disgusting. There were too many flies to even attempt to use them. Recommend bringing a portable toilet. Also, it was a peaceful experience until a very large, loud crowd of people showed up to camp on our last night there. Still, we had an amazing time and will definitely go there again.
rachel h
VerifiedAugust 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: A
Great little cluster of camp sites. Close to boat launch. Parking situation was good, with extra over-flow parking. Great bear-proof food locker. Nice fire pit. Bathroom was extra smelly, so we opted to walk up the hill to the “nice” potty. Lol. It was much cleaner! The other campers around us were friendly and respectful, too. Our site wasn’t well marked so it took a bit of exploring to figure it out. One site had no picnic table, and ours was rotten, so we used the table top with a sturdy tablecloth, but never sat on the bench seats. (We had our own chairs around the fire pit.) Overall, we liked it and had a great time!
Peter F
VerifiedJuly 17, 2023 • Stayed at: 4T, Loop: A
Camping is the best. The shade is amazing.
Kyle F
VerifiedJune 5, 2023 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: A
Great location just be prepared for the mosquitos.
Vang X
VerifiedMay 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 2D, Loop: A
Great shade
Eduardo C
VerifiedApril 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: A
Great campsite in a great location! From camp 5 you have some sneaky views at the reservoir and a nice peak at the sky through the trees. The camp is also a bit more removed from the other sites so it’s peaceful.
However, it definitely is a popular spot. There was 2 large groups of campers who partied until about 1am. Not ideal when quiet hours start at 10, and you’re ideally trying to enjoy time away from the city and the noise.
Ian G
VerifiedApril 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: A
We have been here before a few times and it has always been great, the campground is nice and doesn’t have too many sites.
That being said, the day use area and campground was loud and annoying at times with constant yelling from kids and adults even until 3am not to mention fireworks at about 11 at the day use area nearby. So just be aware that if you’re doing a weekend stay that it may be pretty crowded, that people may be trying to party, be up late and loud. Go during the week with less people and enjoy the lake otherwise it’s a nice area to get away for a night or two.
Neal M
VerifiedOctober 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: A
Water is too low for access from the campsite area. Some people were also up all night doing drugs in the day use area being loud. On the upside bullards trail is nice and very close, caught a couple fish and had the whole camp area to ourselves for 3 nights.
Location Dark Day Campground
Address:
3 Miles West Of The Yuba River Ranger Station On Marysville Road
Camptonville, CA, 95922
United States
From Nevada City, travel north on Higway 49 for approximately 20 miles to Maryville Road , turn left onto Maryville Road and travel west approximatley 3
miles to the Dark Day Campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.4294 / -121.108
Elevation: 596 feet
Policies & Rules
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The facility opens April 15 and closes October 15 each year. |
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Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov. |
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Utility hookups and showers are not available |
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Bears frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers |
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food lockers are about 4' wide by 2' deep by 4' high |
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There is no dump station at this facility |
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We have added orange cones at the parking area for each site to keep your parking site from being used by a "day use vehicle by someone else". When you arrive, just move the cone and park and place the cone in front of your vehicle. |
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No Show Policy
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