Wolf Creek California Campground, Markleeville, CA

Wolf Creek California Campground is located in the Pacific Ranger District, Eldorado National Forest (1 hr 23 min east of El Dorado Hills, CA) with an elevation of 4,860 feet. There are a total of 44 campsites. The campground is normally open from the end of May to the beginning of September. 42 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 50 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Fees range from $28.00 to $170.00. Some amenities include swimming. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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(530) 293-0827 (Information)
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$28 - $170

Campsite Reviews (36)

4.1 out of 5

5 star		56%
4 star		17%
3 star		14%
2 star		8%
1 star		6%

@BethM9427580 · Camped on Jul 28, 2024 at Campsite #G3

Need another bear box please! Everything was clean, tidy, safe!

@MarilynT451402 · Camped on Jul 11, 2024 at Campsite #26

The campground hosts were friendly, helpful and perfect for the role! We love Wolf Creek Campground and Union Reservoir. The campground is quiet and the adjacent campers were friendly and very courteous. Our only wish is that there were restrictions on motorized boats - especially near beaches and in coves. We have young granddaughters who love to swim, and the whole family has paddleboards or kayaks, so it would be nice to have areas of the reservoir that were safe for swimming and non-motorized watercraft, to be away from jet skis and motor boats - avoiding speeding craft and wakes. Restricted-use hours for motorized craft would also be very welcome - for those of us that go to Forest Service land to enjoy nature and peace.

@TomG1587676 · Camped on Jul 6, 2024 at Campsite #33

No toilet paper for our two-day visit in any of the bathrooms.

@MineB02D57B721 · Camped on Jun 30, 2024 at Campsite #3

Very nice beaches to hang out. The facility was very clean and friendly host/staff. We heard about the bears, but we think it is caused by people reading the wild bears. Something that campers should be educated. NEVER FEED THE WILD ANIMALS. let them be wild. They dont naturally like humans. Beautiful place! We will be back for sure!

@DanielC2F15D9D · Camped on Jun 30, 2024 at Campsite #33

Our favorite campsite

@SamanthaK9B04F · Camped on Jun 20, 2024 at Campsite #9

Sites and reservoir are amazing. . Watch out for the two bears that have little fear of humans and are nightly looking for food. Summer weekend crowd is thick and noise from nearby neighbors at night was not enforced.

@AdrienneL08E94 · Camped on Jun 5, 2024 at Campsite #36

Absolutely loved the size and location of this site. We had two 26 foot 5th wheels that fit perfectly and still had plenty of room. A cute little creek ran behind this site as well as a bike trail. Short walk to a beachy area and the lake. If you like to have some privacy, this is the ultimate double site

@OlegV74D8CE53F · Camped on May 31, 2024 at Campsite #27

Nice place))

@JulieB4444318 · Camped on May 25, 2024 at Campsite #25

This is a great campground. Less crowded than the others we saw. It was Memorial day weekend and it didnt feel overcrowded . Overall campers were respectful of the curfew hours. Only downside was the people above us made their dogs poop around the large trunk by our site and it was smelling pretty gross! Toilets were cleaned a refilled daily, camp host was nice and answered our questions. The sites are by level, lower level, closest to the water ,mid level and higher level more protected by the trees . Plenty of restrooms , there was wood to buy from the host, bear boxes to keep your food and scented items. The bike path take you almost around the lake and connects all the campgrounds. Water was clean and refreshing. Ideal spot for SUP, wakeboarding and boating .plenty of fisherman caught some trouts . We will be back !

@AgustinC95CFF4 · Camped on Aug 27, 2023 at Campsite #3

Exelente lugar , muy limpio y seguro, los baos limpios , mucho espacio para disfrutar el lago, caminar entre los rboles y poder descansar de la vida cotidiana, se los recomiendo ampliamente, gracias.

@NikkitaDD02C5F · Camped on Aug 10, 2023 at Campsite #11

This was a top campground for my little family and this year it was clearly not taken care of as well as it had been in the past.

@RichardK748784 · Camped on Aug 10, 2023 at Campsite #5

The camp hosts are useless!!!!!

@MaryF8191441 · Camped on Jul 24, 2023 at Campsite #11

Wolf Creek Campground was beautiful. Amazing views, super nice people. A bear was in our camp the first night. Her was huge but only gets 1. We were expecting him to come back but we did not see him again. Loved the cooler weather. Thank you for a wonderful week camping.

@scottb3088469 · Camped on Jul 10, 2023 at Campsite #28

Almost always now throughout the Royal Elk system the camp hosts do not adhere to the rules concerning the amount of people or size of RV's or number of vehicles per site. As a consequence the quality of camping experience suffers.

@TristanH9F9EC1 · Camped on Jul 5, 2023 at Campsite #28

Review is for site 28: Overall nice spot. Bathrooms and water spigot are a 30 second walk. It's also a quick walk to the lake. The site gets a lot of sun from 10-2 (roughly) so if you have a canopy, it would be good to put over the table. The site has a fire pit and stand alone grill. The bear boxes are long and tall and I think any cooler would fit inside. We fit two fairly large coolers plus a few bankers boxes no problem. A few downsides: The site above (17) is 10-15 feet higher which can give a nice view inside your tent when the windows are partially unzipped. Most the paint on the table was flaking off and would get jammed under your fingernails if you made a wrong move (plus get stuck to anything that was wet). The bathrooms were also pretty gross, dirty floors, lots of flies, and poop under the seats/some mystery brown stains on the lid. Overall though, we would stay at this site again.

@AishlinGFC1053 · Camped on Jul 3, 2023 at Campsite #29

Great location. Clean sites. Camp hosts were super friendly and drive by just to check in & see how we liked our stay so far

@alyonas4A10D5A · Camped on Jun 30, 2023 at Campsite #30

Very welcoming hosts were ready to support ! Thank you!

@paulag3625699 · Camped on Aug 31, 2022 at Campsite #33

We really like the new camp host he is nice and does a good job of keeping things clean but the the toilets were full to the top and stunk really bad.

@JhonnoB7099537 · Camped on Aug 30, 2022 at Campsite #11

The only downside to Wolf Creek was the bathrooms. They were the worst vault toilets i've ever seen. The signage said they hadn't been serviced (evacuated) since 6/14. over 2 months of waste piled up out of the bottom of the vault. And for some reason they decide the door needs to be left open. I'm assuming the venting system is working at this point. So it was absolutely filled with flies. It would've been a better experience if they had not toilets and you just had to take a shovel with you in the woods. Or drive down to Yellow Jacket and use their toilets.

@EdithO9750793 · Camped on Aug 26, 2022 at Campsite #9

Un excelente lugar muy buen bonito nos encanto estamos planeado regresar

@AutumnM3746824 · Camped on Aug 23, 2022 at Campsite #11

Amazing trip! Very short walk to the reservoir, the water was perfect temperature, and the staff was very friendly!

@Gabriella27481 · Camped on Aug 3, 2022 at Campsite #5

Beautiful spot!

@MikeS6104174 · Camped on Jul 30, 2022 at Campsite #28

Awesome campground! Sites had a good amount of space and privacy. Great access to the water too, recommend!

@FrankieB319787 · Camped on Jul 29, 2022 at Campsite #23

Beautiful views! Loved the campsite. Only complaint is we had troubles finding it but the park hosts were wonderful help.

@RiveP9184921 · Camped on Jul 28, 2022 at Campsite #24

Beautiful campsite and a great view of the lake. Nice beaches, some rocks but some smooth areas too. There were bears both nights but not in our campsite. Definitely clean up your food!

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