About Cal-ida
Number of accommodations: 10
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
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Reviews (45)
What Guests Are Saying
Cal-ida is a great campground with friendly campers, clean facilities, and a beautiful location, perfect for staging dirt biking and enjoying the nearby Yuba River. The shaded sites provide comfort during hot days, and the staff is attentive to cleanliness. However, some noise disturbances from neighbors and a lack of consistent water access were noted as drawbacks.
What Guests Are Saying
Cal-ida is a great campground with friendly campers, clean facilities, and a beautiful location, perfect for staging dirt biking and enjoying the nearby Yuba River. The shaded sites provide comfort during hot days, and the staff is attentive to cleanliness. However, some noise disturbances from neighbors and a lack of consistent water access were noted as drawbacks.
Review Summary
Joseph H
VerifiedMay 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
The creek is awesome the only problem is other campers dont have there dogs on leash and anytime I was cooking dogs would walk up to my camp site where I have my dog on a leash...
Gregory S
VerifiedDecember 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
Great place to camp. No one bothers you, other campers were friendly.
They turned off the water part way through. Would have been nice to have water the whole time.
Gregory S
VerifiedDecember 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
Great place to camp. No one bothers you, other campers were friendly.
They turned off the water part way through. Would have been nice to have water the whole time.
Lisa B
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
The waterfall
Lisa B
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
The waterfall
Lisa B
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
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Lisa B
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
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Keith C
VerifiedJuly 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
Great campsite with great shade. Not all of them had good tree cover but ours did and it was 90s during the day so we got lucky. Overall, this is a really clean campground with no trash. Easy to get in and out. We used it to stage for dirt biking and the trails in the area are top notch. We also got lucky that the neighboring sites were all really quiet. Made it enjoyable to spend time in the woods without anyone blasting music until 2am. The Yuba River is right across the highway and a great spot to cool off and relax. No showers and 2 vault toilets. They also had large dumpsters to dump trash which was nice not having to carry it out. We will certainly be back again next year.
Keith C
VerifiedJuly 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
Great campsite with great shade. Not all of them had good tree cover but ours did and it was 90s during the day so we got lucky. Overall, this is a really clean campground with no trash. Easy to get in and out. We used it to stage for dirt biking and the trails in the area are top notch. We also got lucky that the neighboring sites were all really quiet. Made it enjoyable to spend time in the woods without anyone blasting music until 2am. The Yuba River is right across the highway and a great spot to cool off and relax. No showers and 2 vault toilets. They also had large dumpsters to dump trash which was nice not having to carry it out. We will certainly be back again next year.
Javier J
VerifiedJuly 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
The campground was great — the location is beautiful and not too crowded. The staff were very friendly, and the bathrooms were exceptionally clean. They came every day to clean and take out the garbage, which we really appreciated.
Unfortunately, we had neighbors next door who played loud music on a speaker until midnight and weren't very cooperative when we asked them to turn it down. It would be nice if there were a bit more control or enforcement around quiet hours.
Location Cal-ida
Address:
Yuba River Ranger Station
Nevada City, CA, 95959
United States
From Downieville, travel south on Highway 49 for about 13 miles. The campground is on the right side of the highway.
From Nevada City, travel north on Highway 49 for about 31 miles. The campground is on the left side of the highway.
The campground is accessible from Highway 49, which is approximately 13 miles south of Downieville and 31 miles north of Nevada City.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.52 / -120.997
Elevation: 700 feet
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
