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2021 Caldor Fire 221,835 Acres  El Dorado County, California Caldor, CA Grizzly Flats, CA Kirkwood, CA Kyburz, CA Meyers, CA Strawberry, CA Twin Bridges, CA Silver Lake from CA State Route 88 California SR 88 (Hwy 88 Carson Pass) US Highway 50 (Hwy 50) Eldorado National Forest Desolation Wilderness American River , Silver Fork Consumnes River, Steely Fork Consumnes River, Middle Fork Consumnes River, North Fork Wildfire Affected Areas:  Caples Lake Jenkinson Lake Kirkwood Lake Shealor Lakes Silver Lake @ Carson Twin Lakes Woods Lake Wrights Lake Kirkwood Lake Heavenly Valley Ski Resort Iron Mountain Snow Park Kirkwood Ski Resort Sierra Tahoe Ski Resort Caples Lake Campground China Flat Campground Lovers Leap Campground Kirkwood Campground Martin Meadow Campground Middle Fork Consumnes Campground PiPi Campground Sand Flat Campground Silver Fork Campground Silver Lake Campground East Silver Lake Campground West Woods Lake Campground Wrights Lake Campground Kirkwood Campgr...

Mokelumne Peak is at a towering 9334' elevation in the High Sierra known as Mokelumne Wilderness . Granite scenery, high country, big water at high elevations. 105,165 acres straddles the crest of the central Sierra Nevada, within the Stanislaus, Eldorado, and Toiyabe National Forests; bordered by Highway 4 on the south and Highway 88 on the north. The Mokelumne River starts way up near Blue Lakes (South of Tahoe) which flows down to Salt Springs Reservoir, on the Amador & Calaveras county line. Once inside the Gold Country region the Mokelumne River drains into Pardee Reservoir, near Jackson CA . Salt Springs Reservoir has a trailhead for the Mokelumne Wilderness. Ellis Road - El Dorado National Forest Road #8N25 a signed turn off of Sierra Highway 88; a steep long, winding, hairy drive on a paved, back road that switchbacks down to river and prime camping. Minimal access and recreation at Salt Springs reservoir. Mokelumne River Campground NFS Mokelu...