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Camping near

Shasta Lake, California

39 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Shasta Lake in Shasta County: 33 Forest Service, 6 Park Service.

39
federal places to camp
33 Forest Service, 6 Park Service
8.5 mi
to the nearest one
Mariners Point Group Campground
2,954 ft
at the highest of them
Preacher Meadow. The lowest, Jones Valley Inlet Dispersed Area, sits at 1,067 ft
645
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 66 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.

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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 Shasta Lake, nearest first

39 places

  1. Mariners Point Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 8.5 miaway 1,067 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Jones Valley Inlet Dispersed Area Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 8.7 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Jones Valley Inlet West Dispersed Area Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 8.7 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Lower Jones Valley Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 8.7 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Bailey Cove Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 10.1 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 7sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Horse Camp Primitive Campground horse camp Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 10.5 miaway 1,068 ftelevation 2sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Peltier Bridge Primitive Campground Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 10.9 miaway 952 ftelevation 9sites 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. DRY CREEK GROUP CAMPGROUND (Whiskeytown NRA) group campground Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 11.1 miaway 1,242 ftelevation 2sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Salt Creek Dispersed Area Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 11.6 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Brandy Creek Primitive Campground Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 11.8 miaway 1,709 ftelevation 2sites 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Beehive Dispersed Area Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 12 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Nelson Point group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 12 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Sheep Camp Primitive Campground Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 12.4 miaway 1,805 ftelevation 4sites 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Lakeshore East Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 13.5 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 23sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Gregory Beach Dispersed Area Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 14.4 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Antlers Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 14.6 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 58sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Gregory Creek Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 14.6 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Hirz Bay Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 14.7 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 47sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Hirz Bay Group 1 group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 14.7 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Hirz Bay Group 2 group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 14.7 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Crystal Creek Primitive Campground Park Service · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · Shasta County 15.4 miaway 2,061 ftelevation 2sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Dekkas Rock group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 15.6 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Hirz Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 15.6 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. Moore Creek group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 16.7 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 17.5 miaway 1,970 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  26. Ellery Creek Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 18.1 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 19sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  27. Pine Point group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 18.7 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  28. Mccloud Bridge Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Shasta County 19.4 miaway 1,067 ftelevation 16sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  29. Ackerman Campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 21.8 miaway 1,900 ftelevation 51sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  30. Cooper Gulch Campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 22.7 miaway 1,902 ftelevation 5sites 16 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  31. Hayward Flat Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 24.5 miaway 2,370 ftelevation 84sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  32. Alpine View Campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 24.8 miaway 2,400 ftelevation 53sites 32 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  33. Minersville Campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 25.6 miaway 2,343 ftelevation 14sites 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  34. Bushytail Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 26 miaway 2,370 ftelevation 12sites 66 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  35. Fawn group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 26.8 miaway n/aelevation 2sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  36. Tannery Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 26.8 miaway 2,370 ftelevation 63sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  37. Preacher Meadow Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 26.9 miaway 2,954 ftelevation 45sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  38. Stoney Group Shasta-Trinity group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 27.4 miaway 2,370 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  39. East Weaver Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · Trinity County 29.1 miaway 2,678 ftelevation 1site 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov