Matthews Creek Campground

US Forest Service · California

Matthews Creek Campground in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

Matthews Creek campground has 10 campsites located on the South Fork of the Salmon River. There is easy river access available and a number of nice swimming holes nearby the campground.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: $10/night
Booking: first-come, first-served
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites: 78
Coordinates: 41.18754, -123.21274

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Nearest sites we map

Hotelling Campground8 km · US Forest Service
East Fork Campground10 km · US Forest Service
Shadow Creek12 km · US Forest Service
Redbank Campground12 km · US Forest Service
Nordheimer Main Campground17 km · US Forest Service
Nordheimer Group Sites18 km · US Forest Service

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

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