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Black Bear Campground

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🏞️ Attractions

French Meadows Day Use SiteAttractions1.3 km · ~4 min driveDirections ↗
Sunflower Hill (2,137 m)Summits & peaks17 km · ~47 min driveDirections ↗
Shanks Cove TrailheadTrails & trailheads22.2 km · ~108 min driveDirections ↗
Granite Chief Wilderness
Granite Chief WildernessParks & play

The Granite Chief Wilderness is a 19,048 acre (77 km2) federally designated wilderness area of the Tahoe National Forest. Created by the California Wilderness Act of 1984, it is located in the Sierra Nevada mountains west of Lake Tahoe in the U.S. state of California. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service Tahoe National Forest. Elevations range from 4,800 feet (1,500 m) to 9,019 feet (2,749 m)

22.2 km · ~108 min driveDirections ↗
Steamboat Mountain (2,236 m)Summits & peaks25.3 km · ~126 min driveDirections ↗
Little Steamboat Mountain (2,075 m)Summits & peaks28.1 km · ~143 min driveDirections ↗
Sailor Flat TrailheadTrails & trailheads33.3 km · ~74 min driveDirections ↗
North Fork American Wild and Scenic RiverParks & play48.1 km · ~102 min driveDirections ↗

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