Howard's Gulch Campground

US Forest Service · California

Howard's Gulch Campground in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

Set back off the highway in a tree lined gulch this campground is a very quiet and pleasant place to spend the weekend or your entire vacation.A shorthiking trail is available for nature viewingas this is one of the several Basin and Range Birding Trail stops within the Modoc National Forest.A recent dedication of the Highway 139 Auto Tour and Howard's Gulch Interpretive Sites brings an added benifit to this area. The Auto Tour is just south of the campground on the Howard's Gulch Frontage Road.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

$15/night

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

55

Season

Facilities open as weather permits; usually mid-May to late October.

Coordinates

41.48583, -120.96889

Nearest sites we map

• Cottonwood Flat10 km · US Forest Service
• Reservoir F Campground13 km · US Forest Service
• Lower Rush Creek Campground23 km · US Forest Service
• Reservoir C Campground25 km · US Forest Service
• Big Sage Campground30 km · US Forest Service
• Ash Creek Campground38 km · US Forest Service

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2026-08-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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