Campground
Eldorado National Forest, California
Dru Barner Campground offers 48 campsites that are nestled in the forest just 6 miles from Georgetown, CA.
Dru Barner Campground provides some good camping opportunities without having to drive long distances into the forest.
This attraction is located about 16 miles southeast of Dru Barner Campground.
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Official facility and campsite inventory, supplemented by clearly marked community reports when the official listing does not publish the detail.
Community-reported service can change with terrain, weather, congestion, and carrier coverage.
Official campground guide
Facility information, site rules, booking windows, and published rates. Source snapshot checked Oct 18, 2026.
Dru Barner Campground offers 48 campsites that are nestled in the forest just 6 miles from Georgetown, CA. The campground offers access to trails, creeks and is a short drive from some nearby reservoirs. This campground was designed for equestrians, but it can also be used by tent, camper, trailer and recreational vehicles. Common wildlife to the area includes turkeys, deer, bears, coyote and racoons. Portions of the campground have a canopy of trees, but many of the camp units have very little shade.
Dru Barner Campground has camp units equipped with picnic tables and fire rings. The campground roads have gravel surfaces. Most of the parking spurs have gravel surfaces with others having dirt surfaces. The parking spurs vary in length to handle longer trailers and RVs to spurs for a car or truck with a short horse trailer. There is a group kitchen area equipped with two large barbecue grills, two serving tables, a large fire ring and 11 picnic tables that can be rented. Six of the camp units have large bear proof food containers that can hold two coolers. Some of the camp units have horse corrals nearby. There are also hitching posts near some of the restrooms and high line posts between camp sites. The campground has potable water from water faucets distributed throughout the campground. There is a two-unit flush restroom equipped with sinks. There are also two vault restrooms located in the northern portion of the campground.
Dru Barner Campground provides some good camping opportunities without having to drive long distances into the forest.
Dru Barner Campground provides access to many non-motorized trails. It also is close to the Rock Creek Trail System that has both non-motorized, motorized, and multiple use trails. Several horse clubs have used Dru Barner Campground as the staging area for equestrian recreation events under special use permits. Several horse clubs have hosted barbecues and taco bars at the group kitchen area after their trail rides. Some couples have used the group kitchen area for weddings.
Stumpy Meadows Reservoir is located only about 15 miles to the east for those seeking water-based recreation. There is a campground concessionaire that operates the Stumpy Meadows Boat Ramp and Picnic Area. A day use fee is charged for those facilities. Stumpy Meadows Reservoir has a 5-mile speed limit for motor boats. Rafts, canoes and kayakers frequently travel on the reservoir. There are some shorelines that provide access for swimming and wading.
Dru Barner Campground sits on a ridgeline of the Hornblende Mountains. To the north, Otter Creek has cut a forested canyon. To the south, there are the rolling ridges that surround Rock Creek. There are forests of Ponderosa pine, sugar pine, Douglas-fir, white fir and incense cedar with groups of black oak and madrone. This campground is about 15 miles west of Stumpy Meadows Reservoir.
A nearby attraction is the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA. This attraction is located about 16 miles southeast of Dru Barner Campground. It is where James W. Marshall discovered gold in 1848. This started the California Gold Rush. Historic building such as the blacksmith shop, mill workers cabin and the Coloma schoolhouse are available to see. There are gold panning demonstrations. There is a Gold Discovery Trail to learn the history and see the sites.
What Recreation.gov or the campground’s official source specifically lists.
The official source does not publish a separate activity list.
Published inventory grouped by site type. Individual sites can have stricter limits.
Facility rules, inventory procedures, and price seasons published by the official source.
Recreation.gov publishes a rolling booking window. The dates below are the official snapshot captured for this catalog build.
| Season | Site type | Nightly rate | Additional person | Deposit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 | Group Picnic Area | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 | Parking | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 | RV Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 | Group Picnic Area | $3 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 | Parking | $3 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 | RV Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 | Standard Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | Group Picnic Area | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | Parking | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | RV Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 | Group Picnic Area | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 | Parking | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 | RV Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027 | Group Picnic Area | $3 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027 | Parking | $3 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027 | RV Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027 | Standard Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | Group Picnic Area | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | Parking | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | RV Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2028 – Mar 31, 2028 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2028 – Mar 31, 2028 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2028 – Mar 31, 2028 | Group Picnic Area | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2028 – Mar 31, 2028 | Parking | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2028 – Mar 31, 2028 | RV Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonJan 1, 2028 – Mar 31, 2028 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2028 – Oct 31, 2028 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2028 – Oct 31, 2028 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2028 – Oct 31, 2028 | Group Picnic Area | $3 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2028 – Oct 31, 2028 | Parking | $3 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2028 – Oct 31, 2028 | RV Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2028 – Oct 31, 2028 | Standard Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Peak SeasonApr 1, 2028 – Oct 31, 2028 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2028 – Dec 31, 2028 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2028 – Dec 31, 2028 | Equestrian Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2028 – Dec 31, 2028 | Group Picnic Area | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2028 – Dec 31, 2028 | Parking | $3 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2028 – Dec 31, 2028 | RV Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
| Non-Peak SeasonNov 1, 2028 – Dec 31, 2028 | Tent Only Non-Electric | $8 | — | — |
Read these with current closure and fire notices before departure.
From Auburn, CA, take Highway 49 south to the junction of Highway 193 and 49 in Cool, CA. Turn left onto Highway 193 east to Georgetown, CA. At the intersection of Main Street and Highway 193, turn left and continue on Main Street, which becomes the Wentworth Springs Road (County Route 63) for approximately 6 miles. Turn left onto Forest Road 13N16 and proceed north for approximately 1.2 miles. Turn left onto Forest Road 13N58 (also known as the Bottlehill Road) and travel west approximately 0.5 miles. The entrance Dru Barner Campground is on your left. From Placerville, CA, take Highway 49 north to the junction of Highway 193 and 49 in Placerville, CA. Turn right onto Highway 193 and head north to Georgetown, CA. At the intersection of Main Street and Highway 193, turn right and continue on Main Street, which becomes the Wentworth Springs Road (County Route 63) for approximately 6 miles. Turn left onto Forest Road 13N16 for travel north for approximately 1.2 miles. Turn left onto Forest Road 13N58 (also known as the Bottlehill Road) and travel west for approximately 0.5 miles. The entrance Dru Barner Campground is on your left.
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