U.S. Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · California

Algoma Campground

Description: Located on the Upper McCloud River at an elevation of 3800 feet, this is a small undeveloped camping area with 8 user-created sites and a vault toilet. No drinking water. No fee. 15 day stay limit. Features: Algoma is the terminus of the McCloud River Trail, a distance of 15 miles from Lower Falls. This area receives less traffic than the more popular McCloud River Loop, offering a quieter riverside camping experience.

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3fires
active

Snowmans Understory Rx (prescribed burn) · 18 mi away

2 more within 50 miles

Incident details ↓

Amenities & rules

Equipment	Tents
Fees	Free

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Season & status

Status	Open
Forest	Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Fees	Free

Shasta-Trinity National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Mccloud, 13 miles from the campground at 3,233 feet, station USC00045449 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 50 inches a year.

Getting there

Coordinates

41.2564° N, 121.8831° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

Prescribed
Snowmans Understory Rx
18 mi from the campground
Prescribed
Mcbride Underburn Rx
23 mi from the campground
Prescribed
Mcbride Underburn 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

Dump station	Dump station ↗	13 mi
Outdoor gear	Ted Fay Fly Shop ↗	20.4 mi
RV sales & service	Cousin Gary RV Center ↗	48.3 mi

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Explore

Video

Algoma Crown Land Trip

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →

under 0.1 mi
Upper McCloud River ↗
16.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
0.1 mi
Algoma Nature
0.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
3.8 mi
Jeff Spur
0.08 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

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Klamath National Forest.

in
Klamath National Forest ↗
National Forest · Forest Service · 1,705,451 acres
9.4 mi
Shasta-Trinity National Forest ↗
National Forest · Forest Service · 2,715,499 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.