Shadow Creek Campground
Shadow Creek Campground is located along the East Fork of the South Fork Salmon River at approximately 3,000 ft. elevation. Access is by paved County Rd. 1C02 (Callahan - Cecilville Rd). There are six campsites, some with RV access, vault toilets, but no potable water.
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 | Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date. |
| Forest | Klamath National Forest |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 41.2025° N, 123.0689° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedSrf 2026 Rx Implementation
25 mi from the campground · 500 acres
- PrescribedLeary Rx
27 mi from the campground
- PrescribedPatterson Rx
30 mi from the campground
- PrescribedOcfr Understory Rx
32 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 | Etna Creek Outfitters ↗ | 19.8 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 35.1 mi |
| RV sales & service | Cousin Gary RV Center ↗ | 52.9 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 4.2 miDeacon Lee Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 5.1 miFish Lake Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 3 miSouth Taylor Creek2.4 mi trail
- 3.1 miCrawford ↗6 mi trail
- 4 miSix Mile3.8 mi trail
- 4.3 miDeacon Lee ↗5.8 mi trail
- 4.9 miTwin Lakes1.1 mi trail
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
This campground sits inside Trinity Alps Wilderness, which overlaps Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
- inTrinity Alps Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 537,357 acres
- inShasta-Trinity National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,715,499 acres
- 3.4 miSix Rivers National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,273,949 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.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- White's Gulch ArrastraSite · Sawyers Bar · 5.5 mi
- Sawyers Bar Catholic ChurchBuilding · Sawyers Bar · 7.7 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Is Shadow Creek Campground open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
Can I bring an RV to Shadow Creek Campground?
Shadow Creek Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Shadow Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Carter Meadows Horse Group (8.3 mi), Hidden Horse Equestrian Campground (8.3 mi), and Idlewild Campground (8.9 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby