We first found Granite Flat Campground back in 2015…we stayed there four different times that year. We had just bought the 2014 the Dynamax Isata due to a RV Storage fire taking out our Jayco, and hoped to go to Alaska in 2015…but ran into some problems with the Dynamax that needed to be addressed, including the rebuilding of our slideout. Since Sacramento is hot, and Truckee is mild during the Summer, we came up here to test it out, went over to Tahoe, came back. We came back two more times that year, sometimes staying a day or two, other times staying up to a week. We did go to Alaska in 2016, and skipped Truckee, but came back last year for a visit on our way to Sacramento. We just LOVE this park...
Site 54 is our favorite site because as a ADA site, it is flat while some of the others are not. Many of the sites can be reserved, but they have some that are first come, first serve.
This time of year, everything is first come, first serve, but reservations start this weekend…and today is like we have the park to ourselves. The campground opened on May 17th this year, and during parts of the summer, especially weekends, it can be full. Price is still $11 per night with the lifetime senior discount card that you get through the National Parks for $80 if you are 62 or older…we are lucky in that we got our card back in 2012 when it was only $10 (advantages of marrying a gal just a wee bit older than you)
The campground is right along the Truckee River with access to the water at a number of locations. Normally we cannot see the river from our campsite, but it is so high this time of year, I got this shot right from outside the front door.
Only thing about today….too much overcast, even a few showers, so the solar is not putting out as much as we need…but that is why we have a generator, and I doubt we will get any complaints since there is virtually no one around.
Back in Citrus Heights tomorrow…it has been a great three weeks, and we plan to head out from Citrus Heights again around June 11, three weeks from today, for around five weeks in Southwest Oregon, ending up near Santa Rosa California for my oldest son’s wedding. In the mean time, we have my parents 70th wedding anniversary to celebrate in early June.
Can big rigs fit in there? Looks like the perfect place to camp in the spring. I'm guessing there's no hookups.
ReplyDeleteNo hookups, and yes, class A's are here too. Good place to stop if you are passing through, or just want a place to cool down for a few days. Some may not appreciate the traffic along highway 89--we just ignore it, and at night very few cars are on the road making this a very quiet place close to Truckee
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