Skillman

Pioneer Trail
dogwood trees in the area
Hallelujah Trail
Pioneer Trail
Pioneer Trail

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly Pet Friendly

Sites & Rates

Average nightly rates

14 total sites

RV Sites

9 sites

About Skillman

Skillman Campground has individual sites with enough room for parking trucks with trailers. Some of the sites have horse pens and water troughs for horses. It is located in the Tahoe National Forest near Nevada City and three historic mining towns.

Number of accommodations: 14

Activities & Attractions

Nearby

Hiking

Hiking

Year-round
Horseback Riding

Horseback Riding

Year-round

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - May 22 to Oct 15

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

14 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 02, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 03, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 04 Double, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 05, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 06, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🏕️ 07, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN Equestrian
6 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 08, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🏕️ 09, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN Equestrian
6 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 10, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🏕️ 11, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN Equestrian
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 12, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🏕️ 13, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN Equestrian
6 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🏕️ 15, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN Equestrian
6 guests · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 16, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN RV
No Hookups
Price not available

Reviews (50)

What Guests Are Saying

Skillman is a well-maintained horse camping site with spacious, shaded spots and clearly marked trails, making it a great choice for equestrian enthusiasts. While some amenities, like potable water and bathrooms, could use improvement, the clean environment and beautiful surroundings enhance the overall experience. Despite proximity to Highway 20, which brings some road noise, many visitors appreciate the quiet atmosphere and respectful community.

Review Summary

4.0
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Ryan S

Verified

July 29, 2024 Stayed at: 04 Double, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN

1

An incredible amount of bugs that no amount of bug spray could beat. Everybody could see us, zero privacy.

Alanna P

Verified

August 11, 2024 Stayed at: 15, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN

5

Excellent campground with awesome trails. Bathrooms are clean, and there’s clean water for the 4 leggers. Love that the rangers drive through regularly, I feel safe. Will always go back.

Brenda R

Verified

June 5, 2025 Stayed at: 07, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN

4

Both dumpsters were full and bear box in campsite 6 had a bag of garbage in it. Garbage was emptied the next morning luckily! Trail map posted would be helpful.

Colin A

Verified

June 23, 2025 Stayed at: 12, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN

5

Nice camp site, big spots well spread out so you don't feel like your right on top of your neighbors.

Emily F

Verified

June 30, 2025 Stayed at: 11, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN

5

Fantastic campground. We brought our horses and a good sized trailer and there was plenty of room. My only complaint is that there were empty non-horse sites (no corrals) but there were folks without horses staying in the horse sites. Maybe you should have to have a horse to stay in the horse specific sites kind of like other horse campgrounds? Just an idea.

Jason S

Verified

July 14, 2025 Stayed at: 15, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN

5

Great equestrian trails right from the campsite. Clean and safe! We will be back! Bring water for yourself, horses have taps.

KELLEY B

Verified

July 27, 2025 Stayed at: 08, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN

4

The campsites are large. There was no potable water available at the time we were there. The site is so beautiful!

Sandy G

Verified

July 28, 2025 Stayed at: 13, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN

4

We stayed in sight number 15. It was a great experience and great spot to camp. This site is flat, easy to park trucks with trailers and easy access to water for our horses. It’s a bit dusty at this point in the season, but overall, we had a wonderful experience!

scott j

Verified

July 31, 2025 Stayed at: 15, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN

5

The campground was great for horse camping. I would like to see more water spigots in more of the sites. It's hard to transport water around the camp ground. Also could you get better cell phone service in and around the camp ground in case of an emergence.

Usama I

Verified

August 3, 2025 Stayed at: 06, Loop: AREA SKILLMAN

4

Great weather, pretty quiet spot and everyone was respectful, bathrooms could be better, really old and smelly, lots of flies.

Pretty good sized spots, wish they were a little more spread out, overall a solid place to consider

Location Skillman

Address:
Yuba River Ranger Station
Nevada City, CA, 95959
United States

Elevation: 1373 feet

Distance to downtown

14 mi drive to downtown Nevada City (about 20 min)

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Last updated: September 4, 2026

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