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Smalley Cove Campground

Sierra National Forest · North Fork, CA

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  • Address:North Fork, CA
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Shaded by Scrub oaks and Grey Pine, Smalley Cove Campground offers 5 campsites near Kerchoff Reservoir. A vault toilet is provided and campsites include picnic tables and grills. Smalley Cove Campground and Day Use Area is located on the Kerckhoff Reservoir, and is available for tent camping or day use. There are five campsites with picnic tables and barbecue grills. Fishing for eastern brook trout, small-mouth bass, bluegill and catfish is best done from the reservoirs shoreline, or on a canoe or float tube. Guests return again and again to enjoy the magnificent Sierra National Forest.

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Amenities

Flush Toilets
Potable Water
Picnic Tables
Fire Rings

Campground Rules

  • Campfires generally permitted — verify current fire restrictions before lighting

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