Camping and Fishing at Eureka Valley Campground in Stanislaus

My buddy is getting married in a few days so as part of the celebration we decided to spend the weekend in style: Camping and Fishing in the Western Sierras. And as luck would have it, one of his old friends from college had the perfect spot: Eureka Valley Campground in the Stanislaus National Forest. I had never been to this part of the Sierra's which was just north of Yosemite's classic vistas. Its just a great wide open beautiful location directly adjacent to the Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River (http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/stanislaus/recarea/?recid=15029)





The weather was perfect. At 6100 feet even in the middle of July it felt temperate and lovely even in the afternoon. The campsite itself was fairly wide open with a large common grassy area in the middle which we utilized for disc golf.

Our particular campsite was of the basic variety. I don't even really need to write down the number (I forgot it anyway) but it was in the middle somewhere. The best site I could find in the relatively small loop was probably number 16, tucked away in the far corner. It sat next to the gentle granite sloping face of a medium sized mountain and had the best access to the river. It was also relatively secluded and scenic.

The trout here love power bait and fish eggs and the fly fisherman should be able to make a killing with wooly bugger streamers. By walking downriver approx 5-10 minutes and crossing over it is possible to come across a perfect swimming hole complete with boulders and rocks to leap off of, some as high as 30 feet. The water felt great in the afternoon sun and it really clinched this camping spot as one of the best I have ever been due. A definite repeat.