South Shore Campground is located next to Lower Bear River Reservoir in the El Dorado National Forest. It's a prime location for fishing and boating.
We booked this site last minute. We had to cancel a trip a week ago and since it was Memorial Weekend, we got lucky that this campground had availability.
It was a little scary driving up there at night because we had to wait until hubby got off work. The other thing that almost stopped us from going was that the oldest and youngest started having a fever 2 days before. We decided to go and if needed, come back home. When we're out there camping, we're pretty much in a house in the trailer any way. My oldest still had a fever the next morning but that was the end of his fever and even before we left home, he was acting normal which is unusual because every time he has a fever (even a low one), he would just lay there complaining that he's cold. He has a molar coming in so I wondered if that was why he was having fevers. My youngest stopped his low grade fevers but started to lose his appetite. He was grumpy and wouldn't eat so I stayed with him in the trailer most of the time or held him when we were outside. He wasn't in the mood to explore although he did a little exploring.
Overall the trip went well.
The site was pretty much away from all the other sites on the loop. It was large and I mean, very spacious. I was a little concerned about how uneven it was but since the little one mostly wanted to be held, he didn't walk around on uneven grounds much. I wasn't too worried about the older 2 running around.
There was a little stream of water running through the site where the 2 boys spent most of their time hanging out if they weren't warming up by the fire pit. Oh and I just love lower fire pits. It keeps you warmer!
The site was tucked in near the Lower Bear River Reservoir. There were lots of folks fishing and in boats/kayaks. Oh I miss our kayaks! There really wasn't a nice "beach" area for the kids. We didn't explore every shore so there may have been one, we just didn't find it.
