Campground

Avery's Pond Environmental Camps

Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, California

About this campground

Avery's Pond has two environmental campsites reached by a 1.1-mile walk from Rattlesnake Bar; each site holds up to eight people.

The sites have no drinking water or trash service, and State Parks prohibits dogs and fires at the environmental camp.

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Latitude
38.916430° N
Longitude
121.087140° W
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Access, sites & campground features

Official facility and campsite inventory, supplemented by clearly marked community reports when the official listing does not publish the detail.

Connectivity

No community carrier report is currently published for this campground.

Community-reported service can change with terrain, weather, congestion, and carrier coverage.

Access

The available official and community sources do not publish an access type.

Site types

  • Tent sites

Features

For campers

No camper features are separately published.

For vehicles

No vehicle features are separately published.

Source note: Unbadged attributes come from the official listing. Community-only facts are labeled and never override an official “not available” status.

Official facility data

Official campground guide

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Facility information, site rules, booking windows, and published rates. Source snapshot checked Oct 16, 2026.

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Overview

Avery's Pond has two environmental campsites reached by a 1.1-mile walk from Rattlesnake Bar; each site holds up to eight people.

The sites have no drinking water or trash service, and State Parks prohibits dogs and fires at the environmental camp.

Facilities

Published site types: Hike-in tent.

The official source does not publish a separate list of available amenities.

Not available or prohibited: No potable water, No trash service, Fires prohibited, Dogs prohibited.

Recreation

Not separately published

The official campground source does not publish a separate recreation section.

Natural Features

Catalog summary

Avery's Pond Environmental Camps is in Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, California at an approximate mapped elevation of 570 feet.

Nearby Attractions

Not separately published

The official campground source does not publish a separate nearby attractions section.

Activities & amenities

What Recreation.gov or the campground’s official source specifically lists.

Available activities

The official source does not publish a separate activity list.

Amenities and facility features

  • No potable waterCarry all drinking water
  • No trash servicePack out all trash
  • Fires prohibited
  • Dogs prohibited

Recreation sites

Published inventory grouped by site type. Individual sites can have stricter limits.

Hike-In Tent

2 sites
Equipment
Hike-In Tent
Maximum people
8

Site rules, inventory & rates

Facility rules, inventory procedures, and price seasons published by the official source.

Site rules

Site availability
No live campsite inventory is published. Contact the campground directly for its current authorization procedure.
Maximum party
8 people per site
Water
Carry all drinking water; the park identifies no water service at the environmental camps.
Food storage
Keep food, trash, and scented items secured from wildlife and pack every item out.
Fire and stove use
Fires are prohibited at Avery's Pond environmental camps.
Pets
Dogs are prohibited at the environmental camps.

Inventory window

No live campsite inventory is published. Contact the campground directly for its current authorization procedure.

Published seasons & rates

The official source does not publish machine-readable seasonal rates. Confirm posted fees with the managing agency before arrival.

Important facility notices

Read these with current closure and fire notices before departure.

  • Confirm Rattlesnake Bar gate hours, lake-area fire conditions, and environmental-camp availability with Folsom Lake before the hike.

Sources

California State Parks — Folsom Lake campingCalifornia State Parks — Folsom Lake camping — dog policyAvery's Pond Environmental Camps official facility detailsCalifornia State Parks — Folsom Lake camping — food-storage guidance