Scotts Flat Lake Recreation Area
Nevada City (Nevada County) · near Nevada City · Gold Country & Central Valley
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 3073
- Campsites
- 171 (Gate 1 ~96, Gate 2 ~75)
- Season
- Early March-mid-October
- Fee
- ~$35-45/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Private (Nevada Irrigation District operator); online booking opens Jan 2 each year - book early for summer. IMPORTANT: NO wood or charcoal fires permitted in the campground - propane only.
What is here
- Setting
- lake-river
- Amenities
- Showers & flush toilets · Boat ramp & marina with rentals · Camp store & fish-cleaning station · Dump station
- Best for
- Full-service lake camping 15 minutes from historic Nevada City
- Features
- Closest full-service lake to Nevada City/Grass Valley · Warm swimming & good trout/bass fishing · Pine-shaded shoreline · Marina rentals
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- The no-wood/charcoal-fire rule surprises people - bring a propane stove and fire pit. Booking opens January 2 each year, so reserve early for summer. Pair the trip with dinner in downtown Nevada City, 15 minutes away.
The guide
Scotts Flat is the closest full-service lake camping to the charming Gold Rush towns of Nevada City and Grass Valley - a pine-r…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Scotts Flat Lake Recreation Area — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.278, -120.918