Photo by Nancy Rubin
Driving Directions
All camp sites are located off of Highway 108, and our address is:
1 Camp Blue Road, Pinecrest, California, 95364.
Best phone: 510.900.8255 (leave a message)
Directions to the Lair of the Golden Bear
Directions from the Bay Area
- Head east on 580 towards Livermore
- Around Tracy, take the 205 freeway east
- From the 205, take the 120 freeway east towards Escalon and Oakdale
- From the 120, take the 108 and follow signs to Sonora
- Stay on 108, and go about 30 miles up the mountain from Sonora, following signs to Pinecrest
Directions from Southern California
- Take I-5 North to 99 North (a few miles past Grapevine)
- Stay on 99 North to 59 North (at Merced, be careful not to take 59 South)
- Follow 59 North signs through Merced for a couple of miles
- From 59 North turn left on J59 aka La Grange Rd., about a mile past Snelling
- From J59 turn right/East on 108 / 120—well past Don Pedro Reservoir
- Stay on 108, and follow signs to Pinecrest, about 30 miles past Sonora up the mountains
To Camp Blue
N 38° 10.734
W 120° 00.840
- Turn right at Camp Blue Road (before Pinecrest turnoff)
To Camp Gold
N 38° 10.957
W 120° 00.526
- From 108, veer right onto Pinecrest Lake Rd. for about 1/2 mile
- Turn right onto Dodge Ridge Rd. for about 1/4 mile
- Right turn at Pinecrest School Rd., and continue through the Camp Gold entrance road
To Camp Oski
N 38° 10.911
W 120° 00.212
- From 108, veer right onto Pinecrest Lake Rd. for about 1/2 mile
- Turn right onto Dodge Ridge Rd. for about 1/2 mile
- Right turn again at Camp Oski entrance road
- Stay right at the fork, and continue down the middle road for check-in
