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Ellery Creek
8 mi east of Lakehead, CA · No signal at camp
About Ellery Creek
Ellery Creek is located on the McCloud Arm of Shasta Lake. The campground is terraced, providing views of the lake from all of the lower sites and some of the upper sites. At certain water levels, boats can be moored on the shore within sight of the campground, making Ellery Creek a very popular place to camp among boaters. A public boat ramp is located approximately 4 miles away at Hirz Bay, but informal mooring is allowed at Ellery Creek if the water levels are sufficient. This area is popular for water skiing and jet skiing. Lake Shasta offers excellent fishing for trout, catfish, Chinook salmon, crappie, bluegill, white sturgeon, brown bullhead and bass. Each site offers fair to good privacy and sufficient shade provided by the deciduous trees in the campground. There are two sets of vault toilets and water spigots throughout the camp. Each site has lockers for food, picnic tables…
- Fees: If the reservation was made through recreation.gov please call 1-877-444-6777 to make a refund request. Refunds must be requested no later…
- Season: April 1 – September 12
- Managed by: Shasta-Trinity National Forest, FS
- Where: 8 mi east of Lakehead, CA · 40.91583, -122.24083
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: Apr–May & Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samwell Cave | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Fenders Ferry Fa27 | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 58.5 mi |
| Fenders Ferry | ATV road | 0.9 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Hirz Bay | Hiking | 2.8 mi | 1.7 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 23.7 mi
Propane: 19.2 mi
Camps nearby
- Pine Point Campground (group/family) 0.9 mi
- Pine Point (Shasta Lake, Ca) 0.9 mi
- Hirz Mountain Lookout 1.2 mi
- Hirz Mountain Lookout 1.3 mi
- McCloud Bridge Campground 1.6 mi
- Moore Creek 2.5 mi