Shafter Campground

US Forest Service · California

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

Shafter is a tranquil campground next to lush meadows containing wildflowers found early in the season. The S.P. railroad tracks go right past the campground, occasionally campers can enjoy the trains as they go by. Butte Creek is regularly stocked with rainbow and brown trout and offers good fishing early in the season.

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

65

Coordinates

41.71083, -121.98066

Nearest sites we map

• Orr Lake Campground5 km · US Forest Service
• Juanita Lake Group Campsite17 km · US Forest Service
• Juanita Lake Campground17 km · US Forest Service
• Martin's Dairy Campground21 km · US Forest Service
• Trout Creek Campground30 km · US Forest Service
• Little Mt. Hoffman Lookout30 km · US Forest Service

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

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