Ice House Campground, CA - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map

Ice House Campground is located in the Pacific Ranger District, Eldorado National Forest (1 hr 5 min east of El Dorado Hills, CA) with an elevation of 5,453 feet. There are a total of 83 campsites including 10 tent-only sites. The campground is normally open from the end of May to mid October. 73 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 50 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Fees range from $28.00 to $84.00. Some amenities include accessible, boat ramp, swimming, restroom. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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4.4 out of 5

5 star		71%
4 star		14%
3 star		3%
2 star		5%
1 star		6%

@suzanneh208142 · Camped on Jun 2, 2025 at Campsite #62

Awesome camp hosts.

@AmandaL2055066 · Camped on May 30, 2025 at Campsite #13

We love it at Ice House. It's clean, well-maintained, spacious, and has gorgeous views with easy access to the water! Such a treat.

@NatalieG860260 · Camped on May 30, 2025 at Campsite #25

Relaxing and quiet vacation at a beautiful mountain lake! Our family had a great stay and appreciate the quiet guests and clean restrooms.

@JaniceG3391082 · Camped on May 29, 2025 at Campsite #8

This is a very clean and spacious campground. Plenty of restrooms and drinking water faucets. Very large bear boxes and picnic tables.

@NORYG1B6916BFD · Camped on May 28, 2025 at Campsite #55

Very clean! The reservoir was fantastic! Nice campsites!

@MarkF9408903 · Camped on May 27, 2025 at Campsite #7

Ice House Reservoir is a great camping experience, with newer larger camp sites, and clean well maintaned facilities.

@SherrieD28AC2D · Camped on May 26, 2025 at Campsite #10

The Ice House campground is beautiful. W e have been coming here for 30+ years. The renovations done a couple years ago have made the whole area easier to access by larger RV's. The sites are big and pretty well spaced apart from each other. Verizon cell service is spotty. Good at the hill tops and bad in the lower areas. Pet friendly campground and beaches. Be aware it is a heavily used for fishing and there can be a lot of hooks and fishing line caught in rocks along the shore.

@CarolynWF74EA4 · Camped on May 26, 2025 at Campsite #7

Clean, spacious sites and the area is simply lovely. Really enjoyed our stay and will be back again.

@AdamB5828811 · Camped on May 26, 2025 at Campsite #24

Great place, bear lockers, well kept and nice hosts. Fishing wasnt great this last trip, but a lot of pressure in the previous week. Highly recommend.

@TimW5397967 · Camped on Aug 30, 2024 at Campsite #7

Site 7 is fairly private. Backs up to forest and not far from the water.

@SherrieD28AC2D · Camped on Aug 28, 2024 at Campsite #6

Ice House campground is beautiful! Weve been coming here for 30+ years. The renovations from a couple years ago are great. So much improvements on the sites but they retained the beauty and spacing between sites. Camp host was great, polite but enforced the park rules. The outhouses could have used a little more chemical odor control. Thats the only negative.

@MarissaOFD7276 · Camped on Aug 19, 2024 at Campsite #29

Beautiful

@AngieL6961424 · Camped on Aug 18, 2024 at Campsite #25

Clean, well kept sites. Bathrooms were clean. We love this campground. Only downside are the yellowjackets that really aggressively swarm every time you cook or eat. It was really a nuisance the last two summers we went but probably time of year and changes from year to year as well.

@GeoffM4C9993D3 · Camped on Aug 3, 2024 at Campsite #7

Campground was great. Had some issues with unclear restrictions on where we could set up our tents.

@TanyaS4983021 · Camped on Aug 1, 2024 at Campsite #16

Campground was clean and recently redone. Camp hosts were super friendly and helpful.

@AlesyaK53D7162 · Camped on Jul 28, 2024 at Campsite #31

The best spot there

@AlisaW9234435 · Camped on Jul 18, 2024 at Campsite #39

This campground was great! This site had a lot of shade, but I would still recommend an easy up for that mid day sun. Extra large site. Super family friendly. The campground host were extremely organized and efficient. They kept the campground clean and enforced quiet hours. The bathrooms were kept nearly spotless, but they have not been emptied in a while, so they were pretty stinky. The bathroom and water are a short walk from the site. And the path to the lake was just a few steps farther.

@NickM4938843 · Camped on Jul 13, 2024 at Campsite #51

My family has camped at Icehouse for the last 4 decades. Two years ago they renovated the campgrounds and I must say they did a great job. Everything is graded flat, repaved and widened making it much easier to get trailers and larger RVs into campsites. Boulder loop is our favorite and we enjoy spending the days down at the lake. Water is refreshing and on the weekdays its usually not crowded. Please respect this place we love so much and remember to pack your trash.

@JillT3540084 · Camped on Jul 7, 2024 at Campsite #9

Great location to get away from Sac Valley record breaking heat!

@KalelL738E8C5D · Camped on Jun 29, 2024 at Campsite #28

my rating is for the campsite as a whole but also the camp host. I would 200% come back here just because the camp host is an angel. campsite is a walk to, but barely. I recommend bringing a cart if you have a lot of stuff to haul for setup. This site was fairly shaded while the two on either side were not and both groups had shade tents set up over either the bear box or the table. This site is really pretty with a distant view of the water. The area for the tent does get some late afternoon/early evening sun though.barely 2 hours into my trip, i cut my finger and the camp host helped me bandage up, told me where the nearest ER was, and checked in on me after I went back to my campsite to call for a ride. when i came back the next day to gather my things, everything was untouched (I did put basically everything in the bear locker but my tent was still up). When I was packing up, the camp host let me know that while this site was reserved for the day, some of the first-come first-serve spots were open. I'd definitely stay at this specific campsite again.I did get some service from T-Mobile while at the campsite, could stream a little bit (sometimes slow) and make texts/calls/check instagram.

@CherylO69D2CCE · Camped on Jun 27, 2024 at Campsite #39

The campground and restrooms were very clean. Many campsites had a great view of the lake. The bear boxes are large enough to fit ice chests and dry food.

@JoS8736500 · Camped on Jun 23, 2024 at Campsite #10

The bathrooms are kept very clean and bug free. The grounds are neat and tidy. The water is lovely and fairly quiet.

@SeanK6245487 · Camped on Jun 23, 2024 at Campsite #12

My daughter is not a big fan of lots of bugs in the bathrooms, fortunately these were clean. The water was warm enough to take a dip and cool off in, so bring swim wear.

@JeffW3710253 · Camped on Jun 22, 2024 at Campsite #62

We love Icehouse Reservoir! The sites, cleanliness, and beauty are superb. Weve never had a problem here. The only reason its not 5 stars is the motorboat activity as our preference is for less of this but we still love the beauty of this space so its worth it!

@JasonP8367262 · Camped on Jun 9, 2024 at Campsite #61

My family and I have been coming here for years. One of our traditions to go camping in ice house every summer.

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