Bagby Campground and Recreation Area

The North Fork Primitive Camp, located along the North Fork Merced River, offers a scenic spot for swimming and backpacking, particularly in spring when wildflowers bloom. Access is via trail or river, with campfire permits required and strict fir...

Willow Placer Campground, located 3.6 miles downstream from the historic Briceburg Suspension Bridge, is one of three campgrounds managed by the Bureau of Land Management along the Merced Wild & Scenic River. It features eight walk-in campsite...

The Merced River Recreation Area, located downstream from Yosemite, offers activities like whitewater boating, camping, swimming, and gold prospecting year-round. McCabe Flat Campground, the first of three BLM-operated campgrounds along the river,...