Diablo

Diablo Campground is located in the Packer Lake area near the Sierra Buttes, in northern California. It is north of the Yuba River and next to Packer Creek. Visitors enjoy a wide variety of recreational activities in the area, including hiking, biking, hunting, fishing and canoeing. This facility is operated and maintained by the Tahoe National Forest. A large network of trails is available in this area including the Pacific Crest Trail, which can easily be accessed from the trailhead adjacent to the nearby Packsaddle Campground. Hikers can reach a variety of alpine lakes, which offer plentiful fishing, and canoeing opportunities are available at Packer Lake. The campground offers single-family, tent campsites on two loops. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring, and vault toilets are provided. The campground lies near the banks of Packer Creek, where stands of lodgepole pine provide partial shade at many sites. The Lakes Basin area offers boating, fishing, hiking and more than 30 miles of maintained trails that are also open to biking and horseback riding. The lakes provide ample opportunities to enjoy boating, canoeing and fishing, and anglers will find rainbow and brook trout in many of the scenic bodies of water in the area. A boat ramp is located at Gold Lake.