East Bay Campground (Thompson Reservoir)

Location

Highly recommended in Shorebird season!! Go to the Basin & Range Birding Trail. Click on East Bay Campground at the bottom of the page. Easy to find. From just west of Silver Lake, take East Bay Road for 15.0 miles to the campground. Look for side roads that give you access to more shoreline. The forest is productive for forest species like Fox Sparrow, White-headed Woodpecker, Dusky Flycatcher and the “Thick-billed” Fox Sparrow. If you’re a big eater and it’s dinner time, call ahead and make reservations for the Cowboy Dinner Tree (43.063904, -121.057532) which is off East Bay Road. You won’t walk away hungry.