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Black Rock Campground

11 mi northwest of Butte Meadows, CA · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
May–Jun & Sep–Octbest months

About Black Rock Campground

Black Rock Campground is a dispersed campground situated in the Oak Woodlands along Mill Creek. 6 sites are available for primitive dispersed camping. Grills and tables are provided at each of the 6 sites. Black Rock Campground is open year round. Black Rock Campground is located on the Northeast corner of the [Ishi Wilderness](http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTn0AjAwgAykeaxcN4jhYG_h4eYX5hPgYwefy6w0H24dcPNgEHcDTQ9_PIz03VL8iNMMgycVQEADoWIdk!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfME80MEkxVkFCOTBFMktTNUJIMjAwMDAwMDA!/?ss=110506&navid=110000000000000&pnavid=null&cid=FSE_003741&recid=40188&ttype=recarea&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&pname=Lassen+National+Forest+-+Ishi+Wilderness). Hiking in the Ishi and along Mill Creek is wonderful and the fishing in…

  • Managed by: Lassen National Forest, FS
  • Where: 11 mi northwest of Butte Meadows, CA · 40.18382, -121.71237

Things to do:

FishingHiking

Weather by month

52°
34°Jan
53°
35°Feb
58°
37°Mar
63°
40°Apr
72°
47°May
82°
54°Jun
90°
61°Jul
90°
59°Aug
84°
54°Sep
72°
46°Oct
58°
38°Nov
51°
34°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.

See Black Rock Campground from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Mill CreekHorseat camp19.4 mi
Lorindas RdATV road0.2 mi0.5 mi
Boat Gunwale Tie IshiHorse0.2 mi2.4 mi
Mc Carthy PointATV road2.0 mi0.2 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.