California · Federal campground

Cave Campground

in Old Station, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

May–Jun & Aug–Octbest months

About Cave Campground

Cave Campground opens Wednesday, April 26 for the summer season. Cave Campground is right on Hat Creek and across the road from the [Subway Cave](https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lassen/recarea/?recid=11435). All sites have fire rings and barbeques. Cave Campground offers Hat Creek fishing access with free day use parking. Hat Creek offers some of the best fishing on the Lassen National Forest. There are plenty of day hiking trails and interpretive information that can be found at the [Old Station Visitor Center](https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lassen/recarea/?recid=11430).

Fees: $16.00 per night. Maximum two vehicles per site, extra vehicles $5 per night.
Season: April – October
Managed by: USFS - Lassen National Forest
Where: in Old Station, CA · 40.68495, -121.4233

Things to do:

FishingHiking

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

Weather by month

44°

23°Jan

47°

25°Feb

52°

28°Mar

57°

31°Apr

67°

38°May

76°

44°Jun

86°

49°Jul

85°

47°Aug

79°

42°Sep

65°

34°Oct

51°

28°Nov

43°

23°Dec

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

See Cave Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Hat Creek Fisherman's Trail	Hiking	0.1 mi	4.1 mi
Subway Cave Interpretive Trail	Hiking	0.2 mi	0.5 mi
South Old Station	ATV road	1.0 mi	0.6 mi
Old Station	ATV road	1.0 mi	0.7 mi
Old Station Access Trail	Hiking	1.4 mi
Spattercone Crest Trail	Hiking	1.4 mi	1.2 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

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.

Stargazing nearby: Golden State Star Party (Star party), 35 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 12.6 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Gordon's Rim Rock Ranch Campground and RV 1 mi
Hat Creek 1.7 mi
Campsite · 3 mi N of Old Station 2 mi
Rocky Campground 2.9 mi
Hat Creek Resort & RV Park 3.1 mi
Bridge Campground 3.3 mi