This two site campground is found just off Brandy Creek Road, with Brandy Creek accessible a short walk away. The Brandy Creek trail, popular with hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders, runs next to the campground. This campsite is closed during the winter. Both sites are in partial shade and feature a bear-proof storage locker, picnic table, lamp pole, fire pit with swing-arm BBQ grill, and an ADA accessible vault toilet. Each site has a maximum occupancy of six people and two vehicles.
All reservations or payments must be made online at ww.recreation.gov or by calling toll free 1-877- 833-6777. No reservations or payments can be made at the campground or Visitors Center. Reservations can be made the day you arrive or up to six months in advance. Once you arrive you may select any open site.
Brandy Creek RV Campground is located on the south side of Whiskeytown Lake near Brandy Creek Marina and the popular Brandy Creek picnic area and swim beach. Sites are located on a paved lot surrounded by oak and pine trees. Tent camping is not allowed, and all camping vehicles must be self-contained with a toilet and wastewater receptacle, as there are no restrooms on site. A dirt path begins at the campground and switchbacks down to a bridge over Brandy Creek before meeting up with a paved trail that winds through the Brandy Creek picnic area to a swim beach. Restrooms, showers and a small store are located at Brandy Creek beach. Kayaks and paddleboards may be rented at the beach in the summer.
The Crystal Creek campground offers two secluded sites along Crystal Creek and is a short drive away from both Crystal Creek falls and the James K. Carr trail to Whiskeytown Falls. This campsite is closed during the winter. A fairly steep dirt road accesses the campsites. Both sites are well shaded and feature a bear-proof storage locker, picnic table, lamp pole, fire pit with swing-arm BBQ grill, with a shared ADA accessible vault toilet. Each site has a maximum occupancy of six people and two vehicles.
Reservations are required for Dry Creek Group Campground and can be made up to six months in advance. In 2021, the campground is open June 1st to October 31st. The fee is $80 per site per night. Minimum of 20 people per site, maximum of 50 people per site. To make a reservation, follow the URL link or call 1-877-444-6777.
The campground is located on a peninsula where John F. Kennedy Memorial Drive ends on the south side of Whiskeytown Lake. The campground is in a park-like setting of oak woodland, surrounded on three sides by lakeshore. There are two group sites, each able to accommodate up to 50 people. Sites include picnic tables, a fire ring with a grill, a larger grill and several bear-resistant storage lockers. Additional picnic tables are located some distance away from the group sites. There are two ADA accessible vault-style restroom facilities in the campground.
Horse Camp is a primitive campground with two sites that can each accommodate up to 10 people. It is located about two miles down Paige Bar Road from Kennedy Memorial Drive. The last half mile of the road is gravel. A large parking area separates the two sites and can accommodate up to three vehicles per site, including large RVs and trailers. There is an ADA accessible vault toilet on the east end of the parking lot and a hand pump is available for water. Each site includes two picnic tables, a fire ring and swing-arm grill, a bear-resistant food storage locker, and a lantern pole. Three vehicles and three tents maximum. Sites are open and sunny with some light shade under pine and oak trees. Horses are allowed, although no corrals or hitching poles are provided. Several trails can be accessed directly from the campground or from Mule Town Road, which is a dirt road crossing Paige Bar Road a short distance past the campground. The Guardian Rock trail begins at the south side of the parking lot as a paved ADA accessible path to an overlook of Clear Creek one quarter mile from the trailhead. This trail continues as a dirt path and follows Clear Creek upstream for an additional three quarters of a mile to an alternate trailhead.
Peltier Bridge Campground has nine camp sites and is located beside Clear Creek downstream from Whiskeytown Lake. Campsites are well-spaced and shaded by pine and oak. Each site has a picnic table, a firepit with a grill, a bear-resistant food locker and a lantern pole. There is an ADA accessible vault toilet facility near the middle of the campground. Clear Creek may be accessed by a short dirt path just upstream from Peltier Bridge.
Sheep Camp is nestled in the mixed oak/pine/fir woodlands with nearby access to numerous trails and is a great launching point for treks up the 6,199' Shasta Bally, the highest point in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. This campsite is closed during the winter. All sites are in partial shade and feature a bear-proof storage locker, picnic table, lamp pole, fire pit with swing-arm BBQ grill, with a shared ADA accessible vault toilet. Each site has a maximum occupancy of six people and two vehicles.
