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Green Creek Group
5 mi north of Virginia Lakes, CA · No signal at camp
About Green Creek Group
Green Creek Group Campground is located about 12 miles from Bridgeport, California, at an elevation of 7,500 feet. Visitors enjoy fishing on Green Creek and hiking the Green Creek Trail. Green Creek offers rainbow trout fishing and can be easily accessed from within the campground. Green Creek Trail, for hiking and horseback riding, can be accessed just outside the campground entrance. It leads to Green Lake and further on to East Lake. Rugged peaks surround both large lakes, where hikers are rewarded with good backcountry fishing and spectacular scenery. This primitive campground contains two group sites that can accommodate 25 and 30 people, with large picnic tables, campfire circles, grills and food storage lockers. Vault toilets and trash collection are provided. Roads and parking spurs are dirt. The campground is tucked between Green Creek and a rocky outcropping, among a forest of…
- Fees: **Per Day:** $22 Single//$6 Extra Vehicle. Green Creek Group Site (25 and 50 people) $75 and $100 per night.
- Season: Late April – Early October
- Managed by: Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters, FS
- Where: 5 mi north of Virginia Lakes, CA · 38.11083, -119.27611
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–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Creek Group | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Green Creek | Horse | 0.1 mi | 10.6 mi |
| Green Creek Trailhead | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Green Creek Disp 2 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.8 mi | 0.1 mi |
| West Lake | Horse | 2.2 mi | 1.4 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: 6.7 mi
Water fill-up: 6.3 mi
Camps nearby
- Lower Virginia Creek Primitive Campground 4.1 mi
- Upper Virginia Creek Primitive Campground 4.2 mi
- Trumbull Lake 4.3 mi
- Crags Campground 4.6 mi
- Crags Campground 5.2 mi
- Twin Lakes Resort RV Sites 5.2 mi