New Melones Lake 
Credit: USBR

January 13, 2019 - SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has announced a revised recreation area winter operations at New Melones Lake beginning January 22. These seasonal changes allow Reclamation to perform facility maintenance and enable natural resource recovery.                                   

• Closed Tuttletown Recreation Area facilities: Acorn Campground and Fiddleneck Group Camp
• Closed Glory Hole Recreation Area facilities: Big Oak Campground and Osprey Point Day-Use Area
• Open Tuttletown Recreation Area facilities: All day-use areas, including the boat launch; Manzanita Campground, Chamise Campground and Oak Knoll Group Camp
• Open Glory Hole Recreation Area facilities: All day-use areas, including the two boat launches; Ironhorse Campground

All Tuttletown and Glory Hole Recreation Areas’ campgrounds and day-use areas will open April 1.

The New Melones Lake Administration Office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is located at 6850 Studhorse Flat Road in Sonora. For additional information on activities, directions, pet restrictions, or other questions, please call 209-536-9094, ext. 0, or visit the New Melones Lake website at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/newmelones/index.html.
Source: BOR