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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Shasta National Forest

24 federal campgrounds, 8 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 8 free to camp.

24Campgrounds
8With first-come sites
8Free to camp
$10–$15A night, across 2
115Sites, from 9
1,260–7,480 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 24 of these 24 campgrounds

Where they are

24 of 24 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 24

24 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Preacher Meadow (CA)
Shasta National Forest · CA
45 sites2,950 fttoilets
ReservableOpen
Eagle Creek (CA)
Shasta National Forest · CA
18 sites2,760 fttoilets
ReservableOpen
Trinity River (CA)
Shasta National Forest · CA
8 sites2,570 fttoilets
Reservable
Fowlers Campground
Shasta National Forest · CA
36 sites20 with a bear box36 with a tent padrigs to 59 ft3,290 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Camp 4 Group Campground
Shasta National Forest · CA
1 site1 group siterigs to 30 ft3,550 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Girard Ridge Lookout
Shasta National Forest · CA
1 site4,820 fttoilets
Reservable
Little Mt. Hoffman Lookout
Shasta National Forest · CA
1 site7,180 fttoilets
Reservable
Red Fir Flat Group Campground
Shasta National Forest · CA
1 site1 group siterigs to 25 ft6,440 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Deadlun CampgroundShasta National Forest · CAFree · 2,670 ftFirst-comeOpenHorse Flat CampgroundShasta National Forest · CAFree · 3,370 ftFirst-comeOpenMadrone CampgroundShasta National Forest · CAFree · 1,560 ftFirst-comeOpenAhDiNa CampgroundShasta National Forest · CA4 sites · 2,100 ft · drinking waterReservableAlgoma CampgroundShasta National Forest · CA3,790 ftCamp 4 Group Campsite and Day Use AreaShasta National Forest · CA3,580 ftFirst-comeCastle Lake CampgroundShasta National Forest · CA5,270 ftFirst-comeCattle Camp CampgroundShasta National Forest · CAfrom $15 · 3,680 ft · drinking waterChirpchatter CampgroundShasta National Forest · CAFree · 1,260 ftFirst-comeGumboot CampgroundShasta National Forest · CAFree · 6,050 ftHarris Spring CampgroundShasta National Forest · CA4,840 ftMcBride Springs CampgroundShasta National Forest · CAfrom $10 · 4,890 ft · drinking waterFirst-comePanther Meadows CampgroundShasta National Forest · CAFree · 7,480 ftScott Mountain CampgroundShasta National Forest · CAFree · 5,390 ftFirst-comeSims Flat CampgroundShasta National Forest · CA1,660 ftTrout Creek CampgroundShasta National Forest · CAFree · 4,900 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
critical
Roadless
Castle Crags A113 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mt. Shasta C292 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mt. Shasta A676 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Castle Crags B1,619 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Devils Rock16,209 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Orleans Mtn.57 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Diamond fire · 43 mi from the nearest campground here
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 2026

Who answers for this land

Shasta National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Doug LaMalfa (R)CA 1st · 19 campgrounds · grade F
Jared Huffman (D)CA 2nd · 5 campgrounds · grade A+
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly