About (lake Alpine) Silver Valley Campground
Number of accommodations: 20
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (56)
What Guests Are Saying
Silver Valley Campground is a beautiful and well-maintained location, ideal for families and offering a peaceful atmosphere, with clean bathrooms and friendly camp hosts. The proximity to the lake and nearby hiking trails enhances the overall experience, making it a favorite spot for many campers. However, some sites, particularly site 20, may have uneven ground and overgrowth, which can be a drawback for certain campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Silver Valley Campground is a beautiful and well-maintained location, ideal for families and offering a peaceful atmosphere, with clean bathrooms and friendly camp hosts. The proximity to the lake and nearby hiking trails enhances the overall experience, making it a favorite spot for many campers. However, some sites, particularly site 20, may have uneven ground and overgrowth, which can be a drawback for certain campers.
Review Summary
Aaron G
VerifiedJuly 9, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 13, Loop: A
We spent four nights at Silver Valley Campground at Alpine Lake. The campground is smaller than the others nearby, which is great and tends to be calmer. We were in site 13, which is in the inner loop, but not far from the water spigot, bathroom and trail down to the lake. It's about a 10 minute walk down to the lake from the campground. The facilities we kept very clean and it seemed to be very well managed. Our campground host, Joe (I believe), was friendly, welcoming and took good care of the grounds. This is a campground I can recommend and will consider staying again.
jeffrey h
VerifiedJuly 7, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 07, Loop: Silver Valley CG
We just stayed 4 nights and had a wonderful time fishing and bike riding at lake. The restrooms and camping areaβs were clean and well cared for, Joe the camp host does a great job there.Had some good food at the restaurant and purchased some shirts and souvenirs at the store this is one of our favorite places to go camping. ποΈ
Alex G
VerifiedJuly 6, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 06, Loop: Silver Valley CG
great campground. perfect for access to the lake. sites can be pretty uneven if you are sleeping in a trailer or in your car. plenty of flat ground for tents tho.
Natalie B
VerifiedJuly 1, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 11, Loop: Silver Valley CG
Had a great one-night stay at site 20 at Silver Valley Campground. The bathrooms were spotless, host was friendly, neighbors fairly quiet and the site was comfy. The campground had been open less than a week when we arrived so it was likely cleaner than typical. I'm looking forward to returning!
Steffany T
VerifiedAugust 8, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 20, Loop: Silver Valley CG
This campground in general is nice because of itβs proximity to the lake. It is walking distance to the day use area and you donβt have to pay for entering if you are camping. But site 20 is awful. Everything is overgrown, the ground is uneven, and there is no place to put a tent. I donβt even think itβs suitable for a camper because the area by the picnic table and fire pit is overgrown. Luckily we got two sites for our family and had some cancellations so we were able to squeeze a camper van and 3 tents into site 19. We basically only used site 20 for the parking.
Lynn B
VerifiedAugust 3, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 2, Loop: A
I didnβt know what to expect after last yearβs campsites closure due to the hard winter. Our campsite was great. Still a lot of trees and tons of wildflowers. Our camp host, Mike, was very informative and helpful with info around Lake Alpine. We have been coming here many years and it never disappoints us.
Austen N
VerifiedAugust 3, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 06, Loop: Silver Valley CG
Always enjoy coming here. Camp hosts are on top of things. Only one bear but it was harmless. Inspiration point hike has some very good views and is a great hike. The lake isn't overly crowded. Will be continuing to come back.
Sherry C
VerifiedJuly 26, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 13, Loop: A
The parking pads need to be smoothed and leveled.
Lucas B
VerifiedJuly 16, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 20, Loop: Silver Valley CG
Site 20 should be avoided. No shade, completely overgrown by weeds, and no obvious pads for a tent. Other sites were much better.
Kevin O
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2023 β’ Stayed at: 06, Loop: Silver Valley CG
Need to have running water available. Forest service keeps putting off. Had to haul water to my camp site. Otherwise, fabulous experience!
Location (lake Alpine) Silver Valley Campground
Address:
Po Box 2003
Carson City, NV, 89702
United States
Silver Valley is about 60 miles east of Angel's Camp on Highway 4 toward Lake Alpine. At the east end of the lake, turn onto the side road just east of Chickaree Picnic Area and follow the road around to Silver Valley Campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 38.4802 / -119.985
Policies & Rules
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This high alpine campground is very old, and was not designed and built with modern RVs in mind. It contains narrow roads, tight turns, and many, many inconvenient boulders and trees. RVs are allowed in every site if they fit, but this campground is a far cry from an RV park. The only surefire way to know if you can comfortably fit your RV in a specific site is to take an exploratory trip to scout it out for yourself. |
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Site driveways are asphalt and may not be level. There is no guarantee of sites having level driveways. Please bring ample leveling equipment for RVs and trailers.Driveway lengths are estimates and not guaranteed. |
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Campsites must be occupied during the dates of reservation. Guests who do not arrive by 2PM on the day following their scheduled date of arrival will be considered a No-Show and their reservation will automatically be cancelled. |
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Dogs must remain on leash and under control at all times. Dogs may not be left in camp unattended, and all leads must be 6 feet or less in length. USFS guidelines allow for a maximum of two dogs per campsite. |
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Generator use is limited to 2 hours per day, in between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm. |
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This is bear country-Be bear aware! Keep all food out of sight in containers or inside a locked vehicle. Remove all food from the area after eating. |
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Boats have a 10 MPH speed limit on the lake. |
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No electric hookups, water, or sewer hookups available. Drinking water available through spigots. |
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All equipment must fit on the site pad. Vehicles park in developed areas only. |
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No extra vehicles are allowed. Extra vehicle parking is available along Highway 4 and campground entrance roads. |
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Click Here for more information on Stanislaus National Forest |
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Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov. |
