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Ahart Campground is located on the Middle American River and is near French Meadows Reservoir. Campground is close in proximity to Granite Chief Wilderness. It is surrounded by a coniferous forest.
In Foresthill, CA, at intersection of Forest Hill Rd. and Mosquito Ridge Rd. (Forest Rt. 96), take Rt. 96 east 35.6 to a "T" intersection. Turn left, staying on Rt. 96, and go 6 miles to campground on right.
If you're looking for a more secluded camping experience than the adjacent French Meadows Campground, look no further. Ahart has a dozen sites with a few first come, first served sites. All have plenty of privacy and are within a stone's throw of the creek. Bathrooms and facilities are clean and there's a nice vibe to the campground.
When we were there around Labor Day, the creek had some pools of standing water and a few sections of slow moving water, perfect for water shoe wading. It must be lovely in late spring and early summer when there's more water.
I'm certain we'll be back once the risk of fires has dropped significantly.
WARNING!!! if you are coming in from truckee on 80 and the map tells you to turn to soda springs rd. TURN around, especially if you don't drive an AWD or a high car with all terrain tires, I wasn't familiar with the road so i kept going thinking it would only be about 3 miles but no it's 20 miles of nerve wrecking rocky terrain and I mean ROCKY. My Camry barely made it out. NO reception and cliff side in some areas. Use forest hill Rd from Auburn, it may take awhile but trust me if you don't have the right car it will take you forever to get out of it. Campground seems nice, I didn't stay there but will definitely try and come back and will make sure to try another route.
