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Reviews (52)
What Guests Are Saying
Cal-ida offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience with clean facilities and friendly staff. Campers appreciated the tidy bathrooms and convenient access to the Yuba River and nearby trails. However, some noted issues with noise from neighboring campers and occasional mosquito problems, as well as a lack of water availability at times.
What Guests Are Saying
Cal-ida offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience with clean facilities and friendly staff. Campers appreciated the tidy bathrooms and convenient access to the Yuba River and nearby trails. However, some noted issues with noise from neighboring campers and occasional mosquito problems, as well as a lack of water availability at times.
Review Summary
Leyanne A
VerifiedJune 19, 2023 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
Bathroom was shutdown, water spigot not working so we had to go to the far end of the campgrounds to use that sides. One of the vault toilets over there was filled to the brim! 🤮 No dumpsters for garbage so people were literally leaving it by the recycle bins, which animals got into at night. No rangers came by except the last day- and literally did nothing but check the fee box, which was taped shut, so that was pointless. Names on sites weren’t for the right dates, as well many many people came looking for sites they rented that no longer exist!! I don’t understand how you charge people for any of that. Our fire ring was ripped up from another site and carelessly tossed into ours- no dug out spot, still had concrete attached to it that wasn’t buried so the ring did not sit properly in the ground. Asking for a fire to start that way! Never seen this place so terribly taken care of and I’ve been going here for 3 decades!!!
Leyanne A
VerifiedJune 19, 2023 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
Bathroom was shutdown, water spigot not working so we had to go to the far end of the campgrounds to use that sides. One of the vault toilets over there was filled to the brim! 🤮 No dumpsters for garbage so people were literally leaving it by the recycle bins, which animals got into at night. No rangers came by except the last day- and literally did nothing but check the fee box, which was taped shut, so that was pointless. Names on sites weren’t for the right dates, as well many many people came looking for sites they rented that no longer exist!! I don’t understand how you charge people for any of that. Our fire ring was ripped up from another site and carelessly tossed into ours- no dug out spot, still had concrete attached to it that wasn’t buried so the ring did not sit properly in the ground. Asking for a fire to start that way! Never seen this place so terribly taken care of and I’ve been going here for 3 decades!!!
Patricia H
VerifiedAugust 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
My review of Cal-Ida. Ok site, restrooms were clean, water was good. Problem was no one came by to check on sites. Neighboring tent site had 4 cars and at least 20 people. Site was to be 2 cars, maximum of 6 people. They were loud. Not acceptable for some to follow the rules and others don’t give a dam.
Patricia H
VerifiedAugust 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
My review of Cal-Ida. Ok site, restrooms were clean, water was good. Problem was no one came by to check on sites. Neighboring tent site had 4 cars and at least 20 people. Site was to be 2 cars, maximum of 6 people. They were loud. Not acceptable for some to follow the rules and others don’t give a dam.
Tiffany P
VerifiedJune 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
I liked our spot 12 was wonderful
Tiffany P
VerifiedJune 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: AREA CAL-IDA
I liked our spot 12 was wonderful
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.
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.
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.
Location & Directions for Cal-ida
Yuba River Ranger Station, Nevada City, CA 95959 United States
Elevation: 700 ft
Getting There
From Downieville, travel south on Highway 49 for about 13 mi. The campground is on the right side of the highway.
From Nevada City, travel north on Highway 49 for about 31 mi. The campground is on the left side of the highway.
Highway access
The campground is accessible from Highway 49, which is approximately 13 miles south of Downieville and 31 miles north of Nevada City.
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Last updated: October 24, 2026