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Van Vleck Bunkhouse. Van Vleck Bunkhouse overlooks a 40-acre meadow and the Tells Peak portion of the Crystal Range of the Sierra Nevada, providing a rustic camping experience year-round. Built in 1957, the bunkhouse is the last remaining building at the Van Vleck Ranch site. The area was operated as a cattle ranch from the 1860s to the 1960s.
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- (530) 644-2324
- Van Vleck Bunkhouse, California
Virtual Information Office number is (530) 644-2324. Check in is done in person at the Placerville Ranger Station 4260 Eight Mile Rd., Camino Ca. 95709. Travel 8 miles east of Placerville on Highway 50 and take exit 54 (cedar Grove). Turn right on Eight Mile Rd., then another immediate right to the Ranger Station.
Mar 3, 2022 · Van Vleck Bunkhouse overlooks a 40-acre meadow and the Tells Peak portion of the Crystal Range of the Sierra Nevada, providing a rustic camping experience year-round. Built in 1957, the bunkhouse is the last remaining building at the Van Vleck Ranch site. The area was operated as a cattle ranch from the 1860s to the 1960s.
- ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST PLACERVILLE RANGER DISTRICT 4260 EIGHT MILE ROAD, Camino, 95709
- (530) 644-2324
Built in 1957, Van Vleck Bunkhouse sits nestled in a red fir forest on the edge of a meadow near the Tells Creek Trailhead into the Desola on Wilderness and offers a spectacular view of Tells Peak. The bunkhouse is the last remnant of the Van Vleck Ranch site, which was operated as a ca le ranch from the 1860's to the 1960's.
Van Vleck Bunkhouse. The bunkhouse sits at the edge of a 40-acre meadow with views of Tells Peak and the Crystal Range. It sleeps up to 6 people and is open year-round. The cabin is 23 miles north of Highway 50 on Ice House Road and then an additional 5 miles on Tells Creek/Cheese Camp Road. It is at an elevation of 6, 549 feet.
