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Silver Bowl Campground

11 mi northeast of Warner Valley, CA · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jun–Sepbest months

About Silver Bowl Campground

Located near the shores of Silver Lake, Silver Bowl is a developed campground with 18 designated sites. There is a maximum of 8 people per site. Silver Lake offers a boat launch ramp, and a nature trail encircling the lake and two picnic areas provide a variety of recreational pursuits. Caribou Wilderness trailheads are located nearby.

  • Managed by: Lassen National Forest, FS
  • Where: 11 mi northeast of Warner Valley, CA · 40.49971, -121.16301

Things to do:

HikingBoating & paddling

Weather by month

41°
22°Jan
41°
21°Feb
45°
23°Mar
49°
27°Apr
58°
34°May
68°
40°Jun
78°
46°Jul
77°
45°Aug
71°
41°Sep
58°
33°Oct
46°
26°Nov
39°
21°Dec

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.

See Silver Bowl Campground from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Silver Bowl WestATV road0.1 mi0.4 mi
Caribou-N. Divide CaribouHorse0.1 mi3.2 mi
Silver Lake-Caribou TieATV / OHV, Dirt bike0.2 mi0.8 mi
Cooper MdwATV road0.4 mi0.2 mi
51016ATV / OHV, Dirt bike0.6 mi0.2 mi
Jewel LakeHorse0.7 mi2.7 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Golden State Star Party (Star party), 44 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 18.8 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.