Shasta Lake Campgrounds
Redding · near Redding · Shasta Cascade
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 1200
- Campsites
- Many campgrounds
- Season
- Year-round (peak summer)
- Fee
- ~$20–30/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on Recreation.gov (6 months ahead; some first-come). California's largest reservoir has dozens of campgrounds and boat-in sites around 365 miles of shoreline. Showers vary; some hookups. Houseboat rentals are the classic option.
What is here
- Setting
- lake-river
- Amenities
- 365 miles of shoreline · Boat-in sites · Houseboat rentals · Bass, trout & salmon fishing
- Best for
- Lake camping, boating & houseboating
- Features
- California's largest reservoir · Boat-in & houseboat options · Superb multi-species fishing · Under Mount Shasta
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv · boat-in
- Intl tip
- Reserve on Recreation.gov 6 months ahead (some first-come). Options range from lakeside RV sites to boat-in camps to HOUSEBOAT rentals (the classic Shasta trip). Great fishing (bass/trout/salmon — fishing guide), swimming, and skiing. Visit the Lake Shasta Caverns. Under Mount Shasta. Peak summer books out. Huge variety.
The guide
Shasta Lake, California's largest reservoir, sprawls across the foothills north of Redding with 365 miles of shoreline and doze…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Shasta Lake Campgrounds — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 40.8, -122.34