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Salmon Creek Campground
4 mi north of Sierra City, CA · No signal at camp
About Salmon Creek Campground
Salmon Creek is located two miles north of Bassetts on the Gold Lake Highway near Salmon Creek, there are 31 campsites- 7 of them have space for trailers. It has vault toilets and piped water. Salmon Creek Campground is surrounded by lodgepole pine and cedar trees. This area offers an abundance of beautiful high mountain lakes with a variety of accessibility along with scenic rugged geological features of granitic ridges and glacially serrated rock outcroppings.
- Fees: $24 per site $5 for extra vehicle
- Season: May 21 – October 29
- Managed by: USFS - Tahoe National Forest
- Where: 4 mi north of Sierra City, CA · 39.62754, -120.61575
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: Nov–Apr.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water System Road | ATV road | 0.4 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Tamarack Connection | Hiking | 0.5 mi | 2.9 mi |
| Artic Sp | ATV road | 0.5 mi | 2.1 mi |
| Sand Pond Interpretive | Hiking | 0.6 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Sardine Lake Overlook | Hiking | 1.4 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Tamarack Lake | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.1 mi | 0.9 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: 4.5 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Sardine Campground 0.5 mi
- Diablo Campground 1.3 mi
- Berger 1.6 mi
- Packsaddle Campground 1.9 mi
- Snag Lake Campground 3 mi
- Sierra Campground 3.2 mi