Photo: BOR
About this campground
Glory Hole Recreation Area is located at New Melones Lake on the Stanislaus River. The 12,500 surface-acre lake is the fourth largest reservoir in California and is situated along the edge of the Mother Lode, the rich gold vein that prompted the California Gold Rush of 1849.
Around here
Around Glory Hole Recreation Area
140 of 144 campsites at their real positions. Tap a site for its hookups and rig length.
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- New Melones LakeRecreation area2.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Red Hills Recreation Management AreaRecreation area12.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Arnold Rim Trail - San Domingo Southern TrailheadTrailhead15.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Arnold Rim Trail - Valley View Drive TrailheadTrailhead17.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
Sites and hookups
- Campsites
- 144
- Sites by type
- 55 RV
- Max RV length
- 70+ ft
- Pull-through sites
- 17
- Walk-in sites
- 16
- Accessible sites
- 11
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed
- Booking
- Reservable on Recreation.gov
Amenities
- Showers
- Flush toilets
- Drinking water
