Rainbow Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Rainbow Trout species guideAmerican River, South Fork, Camp Sacramento fishing lists Rainbow Trout on a river section, outside the stocking reports. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
Rainbow Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Rainbow Trout species guideCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife lists American River, South Fork, Camp Sacramento on its stocking plans. These are planned or scheduled dates, not confirmed releases, and they are not counted in this page's stocking totals.
A well-known fishing reach along US-50 at Camp Sacramento, roughly 44 miles east of Placerville. Public parking is at the Ralston Trailhead just east of Twin Bridges. CDFW has stocked rainbow and brown trout here since at least 1988.
Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the California Department of Fish and Wildlife before you go.
No other lakes on record in California yet.
Campgrounds within 15 miles of American River, South Fork, Camp Sacramento's mapped point, nearest first: Wrights Lake Campground (7.4 miles), Fallen Leaf Campground (9 miles), Kit Carson Campground (11.7 miles), Ice House Campground (13.9 miles), and Crystal Springs Campground (14.5 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
American River, South Fork, Camp Sacramento is inside Eldorado National Forest.
It is 1 mile outside the edge of Desolation Wilderness.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Rainbow Trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
The nearest town is Twin Bridges, CA. A well-known fishing reach along US-50 at Camp Sacramento, roughly 44 miles east of Placerville. Public parking is at the Ralston Trailhead just east of Twin Bridges. CDFW has stocked rainbow and brown trout here since at least 1988.