Big Pine Campground

4 mi southwest of Old Station, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

May–Octbest months

About Big Pine Campground

Big Pine Campground sites are nestled under the tall pines along scenic Hat Creek. All sites have fire rings and barbeques.

Fees: $12 per night for camping, maximum 2 vehicles per site. Each additional vehicle $5 per night.
Season: May – October
Managed by: USFS - Lassen National Forest
Where: 4 mi southwest of Old Station, CA · 40.63362, -121.46661

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

44°

23°Jan

46°

25°Feb

51°

28°Mar

56°

31°Apr

66°

37°May

75°

44°Jun

85°

49°Jul

84°

47°Aug

78°

41°Sep

65°

34°Oct

51°

28°Nov

43°

23°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

See Big Pine Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Big Pine Loop	ATV road	0.1 mi	1.3 mi
Sec 19/18 Spur	ATV road	0.4 mi	1.6 mi
Penny Pines Interp. Trail	Hiking	0.9 mi	0.1 mi
Potato Butte 21	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	1.1 mi	0.4 mi
Potato Butte 15	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	1.1 mi	1.5 mi
32N20E Spur	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	1.1 mi	0.1 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 8.4 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Hat Creek Resort & RV Park 1.3 mi
Hat Creek 2.6 mi
Gordon's Rim Rock Ranch Campground and RV 3.3 mi
Cave Campground 4.3 mi
Lost Creek Group 5.6 mi
Crags Campground 5.7 mi