National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service · National Recreation Area · California
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
53 federal campgrounds, 6 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 3 free to camp.
53Campgrounds
6With first-come sites
3Free to camp
$10–$21A night, across 4
851Sites, from 38
630–2,720 ftElevation
Where they are
53 of 53 mappedDrawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshadeSource: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026
The campgrounds · 53
53 campgrounds
ReservableOpenHayward Flat
ReservableOpenAlpine View Campground
ReservableOpenAckerman Campground
ReservableOpenHirz Bay
ReservableOpenLakeshore East
ReservableOpenLower Jones Valley (CA)
ReservableOpenEllery Creek
ReservableOpenMcCloud Bridge
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Peltier Bridge Primitive Campground9 sites · rigs to 15 ft · 950 ftReservableOpenAntlers Campground1,100 ftOpenClark Springs Campgroundfrom $21 · 2,390 ftFirst-comeOpenFawn Group Campground2,340 ft · drinking waterOpenPine Point Campground (group/family)from $20 · 1,090 ftOpenStoney Creek Group Campground2,490 ft · drinking waterOpenTannery Gulch Campground2,430 ftOpenBailey Cove Campground1,070 ftCaptains Point Boat-In CampgroundFree · 2,340 ftJackass Springs CampgroundFree · 2,550 ftFirst-comeMariners Roost Boat-In CampgroundFree · 2,390 ftFirst-comeOhl Olsen720 ftRidgeville Boat-In Campground2,400 ftFirst-comeShasta630 ftStoney Point Campground2,360 ft · drinking waterTunnel Rock Campgroundfrom $10 · 1,900 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026
This land
measured from the nearest campground in the unitRoadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.
Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Heads up
Wildfire
Diamond fire · 42 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
mill creek 2 fire · 47 mi from the nearest campground here
Information
Don't Move a Mussel! Hey Boaters, please clean, drain, and dry your vessel completely before setting out on Whiskeytown Lake. Thank you for doing your part to keep the Golden Mussel, an aquatic invasive species, out of the reservoir. Learn more about…
Information
Wood & Charcoal Burn Ban To protect park infrastructure and visitors during this hot, dry period of year, wood and charcoal/briquette burning is temporarily banned. Propane grills are still okay. Thank you for recreating responsibly in your national recreation…
Alerts: National Park Service alerts API · Sep 8, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026
Who answers for this land
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly

