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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (81)
What Guests Are Saying
Diablo campground is praised for its quiet atmosphere, well-spaced campsites, and beautiful surroundings, making it a favorite for many campers. The facilities, including clean bathrooms and well-kept grounds, enhance the experience, with some sites offering lovely creek access. However, challenges include rocky access roads for low-clearance vehicles and occasional noise from neighboring campers, which could be improved with better supervision and enforcement of campground rules.
What Guests Are Saying
Diablo campground is praised for its quiet atmosphere, well-spaced campsites, and beautiful surroundings, making it a favorite for many campers. The facilities, including clean bathrooms and well-kept grounds, enhance the experience, with some sites offering lovely creek access. However, challenges include rocky access roads for low-clearance vehicles and occasional noise from neighboring campers, which could be improved with better supervision and enforcement of campground rules.
Review Summary
Michael N
VerifiedJune 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA DIABLO
The bathrooms need the fan to be fixed there were thousands of flies
James W
VerifiedJune 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA DIABLO
Campsite was clean and ready to go. Great jump off point for Sierra Buttes hike.
James W
VerifiedJune 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA DIABLO
Campsite was clean and ready to go. Great jump off point for Sierra Buttes hike.
Lisa K
VerifiedOctober 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: AREA DIABLO
This location is beautiful and easy to access. Highly recommend!
Lisa K
VerifiedOctober 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: AREA DIABLO
This location is beautiful and easy to access. Highly recommend!
Frank H
VerifiedAugust 26, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA DIABLO
Clean and quiet camp area
Frank H
VerifiedAugust 26, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA DIABLO
Clean and quiet camp area
Jessica B
VerifiedAugust 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: AREA DIABLO
This worked out well enough for our group. We would have appreciated a campground map posted on the info board, it would have saved some time looking for our assigned sites. And somehow we missed that this was a dry campground with no drinking water on the premises, but that was probably our fault for not reading the description carefully. The sites themselves and the restroom facilities were fine.
Jessica B
VerifiedAugust 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: AREA DIABLO
This worked out well enough for our group. We would have appreciated a campground map posted on the info board, it would have saved some time looking for our assigned sites. And somehow we missed that this was a dry campground with no drinking water on the premises, but that was probably our fault for not reading the description carefully. The sites themselves and the restroom facilities were fine.
Lea A
VerifiedJuly 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA DIABLO
Nice campground. Site #5 was far enough away from the folks running generators and playing music to be pleasant. Pit toilet was full of flies, but someone contributed a fly strip to keep the numbers down.
Location & Directions for Diablo
Yuba River Ranger District, Nevada City, CA 95959 United States
Elevation: 1,795 ft
Getting There
<p>From Sierraville, travel south on Highway 49 for 18 mi. Turn right at Bassett and continue just over a mile to the Sardine Lake turnoff. Turn right at Packer Lake/Forest Road 93 and continue to the campground.</p>
<p>From Downieville, travel n...
From Sierraville, travel south on Highway 49 for 18 mi. Turn right at Bassett and continue just over a mile to the Sardine Lake turnoff. Turn right at Packer Lake/Forest Road 93 and continue to the campground.
From Downieville, travel north on Highway 49 for about 18 mi. Turn left at Bassett and continue just over a mile to the Sardine Lake turnoff. Turn right at Packer Lake/Forest Road 93 and continue to the campground.
Highway access
The campground is accessible via Highway 49, which is approximately 18 miles from both Sierraville and Downieville.
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Last updated: October 20, 2026
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