Basin Gulch Campground
Located in a thickly wooded area within walking distance of Middle Fork Cottonwood Creek, this shady campground is perfect for tents and small trailers 20 feet or shorter. It is a great starting point for your adventures into the National Forest.
More like this: first-come in California · tent only in California
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Season | Memorial Day to Labor Day |
| Forest | Shasta-Trinity National Forest |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 40.3521° N, 122.9587° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedHarrison Gulch Broadcast Rx
1 mi from the campground
- PrescribedHayfork Watershed Rx
20 mi from the campground
- PrescribedHayfork Watershed Rx
20 mi from the campground
- PrescribedMrrd Programatic Pile Rx
23 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Trinity Outdoors ↗ | 25.6 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 28.2 mi |
| RV sales & service | RV sales & service ↗ | 32.7 mi |
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Worth a stop
- 12.4 miNatural Bridge Picnic Area ↗Day use
Trails nearby
- 3 miBeegum Creek ↗5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.5 miHall City Caves0.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Shasta-Trinity National Forest begins about 5.8 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 5.8 miShasta-Trinity National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,715,499 acres
- 6.1 miChanchelulla Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 8,022 acres
- 11.5 miYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness ↗Wilderness · BLM/FS · 182,298 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Questions people ask
Is Basin Gulch Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 26, 2026. Season Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Source: Forest Service status
Can I bring an RV to Basin Gulch Campground?
Basin Gulch Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Basin Gulch Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Beegum Gorge Campground (3 mi, first-come), Scott Flat Campground (18.5 mi, first-come), and Steiner Flat Primitive Campground (21.2 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby