May 15, 2024 - SONORA, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation announces new operating hours at New Melones Lake for the summer season beginning May 19.

Open areas and facilities include:

• Entrance gates to Tuttletown and Glory Hole recreation areas remain open daily from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Campgrounds: Ironhorse, Big Oak, Acorn, Manzanita, Fiddleneck, and Oak Knoll
• Day Use Areas: Black Bart, Buck Brush, Lupine, Heron Point, and Eagle Point (open sunrise to sunset)
• Trails: Natural Bridges, Table Mountain, Peoria, Black Bart, Buck Brush, Lupine, Upper and Lower Carson Creek, and Heron Point
• Boat Launches: Glory Hole, Angels Creek, and Eagle Point
• New Melones Lake Marina

Closed areas and facilities include:

• Campground: Chamise, and Iron Horse (sites 45-59, 80-89)
• Day Use Area: Osprey Point

Reclamation will announce when the closed areas and facilities are open to the public.

New Melones Lake Visitor Center is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

New Melones Administration Office is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for pass sales. (Pass sales are available on Sundays at the Visitor Center.)

For more information, call 209-536-9094, ext. 0, (TTY 800-877-8339) or visit the New Melones Lake website at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/newmelones/index.html or www.recreation.gov.
Source: USBR