Oak Bottom Campground

US Forest Service · California

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

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT OAK BOTTOM CAMPGROUND AT WHISKEYTOWN LAKE. FOR THAT SITE NEAR REDDING, CALL 530-359-2269 Open from mid-May through mid-October, this Oak Bottom Campground is on the Salmon River at Somes Bar, California. It is situated on a shaded and gently sloping hillside in the expansive Six Rivers and Klamath National Forests, far from highway noise and city distractions.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

$10/night

Booking

Reservation required

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

130

Listed facilities

drinking water (as published by the agency)

Coordinates

41.37722, -123.45139

Nearest sites we map

• Pearch Creek Campground10 km · US Forest Service
• Nordheimer Group Sites11 km · US Forest Service
• Nordheimer Main Campground12 km · US Forest Service
• Beans Camp15 km · US Forest Service
• Patrick Creek Camps17 km · US Forest Service
• Redbank Campground21 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-03-18, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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