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Christie Campground
7 mi southwest of Spaulding, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
About Christie Campground
Christie Campground is located in the Eagle Lake Recreation Area of the Lassen National Forest. This recreation area has five campgrounds, three designated day use areas and a marina on the south shore of Eagle Lake. All these recreation facilities are connected by a 5.2 mile paved hiking/bike trail. The Osprey Overlook, another day use area in the recreation area, can be hiked or driven to for a scenic view of the southern end of Eagle Lake and the surrounding forest basin. The Lassen National Forest offers a variety of lakes, streams and wilderness areas for recreational opportunities. The forest offers miles of trails that are used for hiking, mountain biking, off-highway vehicle riding and in the winter months, snowmobiling. Fishing for the Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout, a California Heritage Trout, is the primary recreational activity on Eagle Lake, but the 3rd largest natural lake in…
- Season: May – September
- Managed by: Lassen National Forest, FS
- Where: 7 mi southwest of Spaulding, CA · 40.56639, -120.83878
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Lake South Shore | Hiking | 0.2 mi | 4.5 mi |
| Thru Lava Beds | ATV road | 1.2 mi | 7.8 mi |
| Merrill Burn Spur | ATV road | 1.3 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Hidden Change Interp. Trail | Hiking | 2.1 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Cinder Pit Loop | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.9 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Cinder Pit | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 3.0 mi | 0.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 1.9 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Merrill Campground 1.9 mi
- Eagle Campground 3.3 mi
- Aspen Grove 3.6 mi
- Eagle Lake RV Park 7.1 mi
- Lassen Youth Camp 7.3 mi
- Goumaz 10.6 mi