Sandy Flat Campground
Sandy Flat Campground offers 9 single sites and 1 triple site, Granite Gulch sites 10, 11 & 12. Utica Reservoir is set in a granite basin surrounded by red fir and lodgepole pine forest. The reservoir has lots of islands and is kept mostly full. Granite slabs along the shore extend into the water. Elevation is 6,800 feet.
Reservations
Make Reservations HereReservations are required for camping dates from 6/15-9/7 via www.recreation.gov. Camping dates before 6/15 and after 9/7 are 1st come, 1st served.
General Information
The campground operates on a first-come, first-served basis.
The campground operates from late spring through fall, with dates varying based on snow conditions and road access.
Check in: 2:00 p.m.; Check-out: 12:00 p.m.; Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
Please follow Leave No Trace principles.
Overnight use: 50% discount for single site camping with any of these passes only: Interagency Senior, Interagency Access, Golden Age, or Golden Access. Applies to fee for site occupied by the pass holder. Pass number must be written on fee envelope.
Overnight Use:
Single Site: $30 per night
Reservations will be required for Sandy Flat and Granite Gulch (triple site) June 15th - September 7th. Reservations can be made on https://www.recreation.gov/ The Forest Service operates the Sandy Flat Campground and charges the following fees: Campsite fee price is $30 per night for single campsites.
Contact Name: Calaveras Ranger District
Contact Phone: 209-795-1381
Address: 5519 Highway 4 P.O. Box 500 Hathaway Pines, CA 95233
Phone: (209) 795-1381
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Closed on federal holidays)
Getting There
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude: 38.42487
Longitude: -120.01299
Directions
From Highway 4, turn onto Spicer Reservoir Road (paved) and go 8 miles. Turn left onto 7N75; from there the roads are gravel. Continue 0.7 miles to a T-intersection. Turn left and continue one mile.
Spicer Reservoir Road is 27 miles east of the Calaveras Ranger Station in Hathaway Pines, California.
Parking
Campsites have their own parking spur. There are two day-use parking areas, one across the road from Sandy Flat Campground and another adjacent to nearby Rocky Point Campground.
Facility and Amenity Information
Restrooms
Vault toilet(s)Water
Potable water is available at this site.
Potable water is available by a spigot supplied from a well, on a seasonal basis (located at the intersection of 7N75 & 7N17).
Picnic Tables
Picnic tables are available at this site.
Other Amenities
There are two dirt ramps, designed for non-motorized boats. One is in Sandy Flat Campground, the other is just past the adjacent Rocky Point Campground.
​Bear boxes and fire rings are available at Sandy Flat and Rocky Point campsites.
