National Park System · CA

Camping in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

The Recreation.gov record puts 7 campgrounds inside the park, all reservable. Entrance fees, alerts and hours for the park itself are on our sister site, Park Atlas.

The park in figures

vehicle entrance fee
$25
recreation visits in 2025
763,798
campsites
36
campgrounds take reservations
7 of 7
longest RV or trailer allowed
40 ft

The entrance fee and visit count come from Park Atlas open data. The campground figures are totals across the 7 Recreation.gov records listed below, and the rig length is the longest any one of them allows.

Every campground

CampgroundSites
Brandy Creek RV Campground15
Peltier Bridge Primitive Campground9
Sheep Camp Primitive Campground4
Brandy Creek Primitive Campground2
Crystal Creek Primitive Campground2
Dry Creek Group Campground2
Horse Camp Primitive Campground2
Park campgrounds book out fastest of any on Recreation.gov. Most open six months ahead at 10 a.m. Eastern; the first-come loops are the fallback when the window is gone. The first-come playbook