A gray 4x4 Sprinter with a roof rack on a two-track through a wildflower meadow, cloud sitting on the mountains behind.

Camping near

Redding, California

32 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Redding in Shasta County: 26 Forest Service, 6 Park Service.

32
federal places to camp
26 Forest Service, 6 Park Service
8.6 mi
to the nearest one
Horse Camp Primitive Campground
2,370 ft
at the highest of them
Hayward Flat. The lowest, Sycamore Grove (Red Bluff) Campground, sits at 300 ft
485
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 55 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Redding, nearest first

32 places

  1. Horse Camp Primitive Campground horse camp Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 8.6 miaway 1,068 ftelevation 2sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Peltier Bridge Primitive Campground Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 9.8 miaway 952 ftelevation 9sites 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Brandy Creek Primitive Campground Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 11.5 miaway 1,709 ftelevation 2sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. DRY CREEK GROUP CAMPGROUND (Whiskeytown NRA) group campground Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 11.9 miaway 1,242 ftelevation 2sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Sheep Camp Primitive Campground Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 12.1 miaway 1,805 ftelevation 4sites 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Jones Valley Inlet Dispersed Area Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 13.1 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Jones Valley Inlet West Dispersed Area Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 13.1 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Lower Jones Valley Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 13.1 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Mariners Point Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 13.9 miaway 1,067 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Bailey Cove Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 16.6 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 7sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Crystal Creek Primitive Campground Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 16.7 miaway 2,061 ftelevation 2sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Salt Creek Dispersed Area Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 18.9 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Nelson Point group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 19.2 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Beehive Dispersed Area Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 19.3 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Lakeshore East Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 20.9 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 23sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Hirz Bay Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 21.3 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 47sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Hirz Bay Group 1 group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 21.3 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Hirz Bay Group 2 group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 21.3 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Gregory Beach Dispersed Area Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 21.7 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Antlers Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 21.9 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 58sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Gregory Creek Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 22 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Dekkas Rock group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 22.1 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Hirz Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 22.1 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. Moore Creek group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 23 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Hirz Mountain Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 24.3 miaway 1,970 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  26. Ellery Creek Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 24.8 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 19sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  27. Pine Point group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 25.4 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  28. Ackerman Campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 25.9 miaway 1,900 ftelevation 51sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  29. Cooper Gulch Campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 25.9 miaway 1,902 ftelevation 5sites 16 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  30. Mccloud Bridge Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 26.2 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 16sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  31. Hayward Flat Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 29.8 miaway 2,370 ftelevation 84sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  32. Sycamore Grove (Red Bluff) Campground Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Tehama County 29.9 miaway 300 ftelevation 31sites 44 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov