Shasta Lake Area

US Forest Service · California

Shasta Lake Area in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

** Due to fluctuating water levels on Shasta Lake, visitors are encouraged to contact the Shasta Recreation Company (concessionaire to the Forest Service) @ 530-275-8113 or the Shasta-Triinity National Forest, Shasta Lake Ranger Station at (530) 275-1587 for possible temporary campground closures. ** The Shasta Unit is one of three units that comprise the Whiskeytown - Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area. It was established by Congress in 1965.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking: first-come, first-served
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Coordinates: 40.90830, -122.16252

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Nearest sites we map

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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