Seven cabins stand in a row under the pines above the East Fork, each one named for a piece of local history. Below them, eleven numbered sites sit right on the water and take a tent or an RV; up on the flat above, fifteen RV spaces have full 20/30/50-amp hookups, with restrooms and showers that are free and unlocked for anyone staying. Beside the store, the pavilion — long tables under the pines, string lights, a covered patio with grills and a fish-cleaning station — is open to everyone here. Dogs are welcome in the cabins. There is free Wi-Fi and no cell signal anywhere on the property; the store's landline is the number that works: (530) 694-2229.
A silver strike in 1863 set off the rush that created Alpine County the following year and filled it with eleven thousand people; the census of 1870 counted six hundred and eighty-five. From 1867 to 1895 the log drives ran cordwood down this water to the Comstock mills. A fishing camp took root on the flat around 1920 — the deeds here name a “Welcome Mine,” and the ground still carries the old name Welcome Flat — and it has outlasted the Depression, the 1950 flood, and the 2021 Tamarack Fire. Read more of our story.
Seven cabins on the row.
All cabins
Lord & Lady Chalmers
One room with a queen and a full bed, and the only clawfoot tub on the row. The kitchen is the smaller one here — a dorm fridge rather than a full one, with the stove, oven, microwave and toaster all still in it — and the backyard has the same firepit, picnic table and charcoal grill as its neighbours. The name winks at "Lord" Lewis Chalmers, the Scot who spent nearly twenty years of London's money chasing Alpine silver, and at Nettie, who married him, and who, after he sailed for London and never returned, walked down to the stage road every day for nineteen years, waiting.
We stayed in cabin 6. Walking in was like walking back in time and magical! We stayed two nights with family who also had cabin 3. Kids had an amazing time and it was money well spent!
The campground is clean, and sits right along the beautiful Carson River, providing a peaceful setting to relax and enjoy the outdoors. We stayed in site #10 which is away from the main campground. … We especially enjoyed falling asleep to the sound of the river and waking up to stunning mountain views.
It’s quiet, peaceful, and a perfect place to disconnect and unwind. … If you’re looking for a luxury resort, this isn’t it—but if you want to enjoy nature and some good old-fashioned cabin time, this place is perfect.
A few of the 164, quoted as written. Each links to its review; the whole set is on Google, and guests write on Yelp too.
The state plants trout out front, May through October.
The fishing pageCDFW plants the resort’s stretch of the East Fork from May through October — on the record we keep, every three to five weeks through the early season — and Alpine County’s trophy program adds big fish on top. The state posts each plant.
