Camping at Hornswoggle Group Campground near Nevada City

Hornswoggle Group Campground sits on the forested shores above Bullards Bar Reservoir in Tahoe National Forest at about 2,000 feet elevation, roughly a 20 25 minute drive north from Nevada City via Highway 49 and Marysville Road. The reservoir itself stretches over 16 miles with more than 60 miles of shoreline and a surface area of 4,760 acres, and the steep, wooded banks of conifer and hardwoods mean most campsites are shaded and set into a natural, canyon-like landscape.