Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Hirz Bay Campground is nestled among Manzanita and oak trees on a hilltop overlooking the McCloud Arm of Shasta Lake. The scenic location offers a variety of recreational activities, including a nearby boat ramp for water sports and a hiking trail.
Each campsite contains a paved parking spur, a table, a bear-proof food locker and one fire ring. This campground has a pay phone, drinking water, flush toilets and an overflow parking area.
Need to Know
Single sites include one vehicle, double sites two vehicles; extra vehicles are $12 per night
- Average maximum trailer size is 30 feet
- Keep food in the provided bear-proof containers
- Poison oak is abundant in the area
There is a $17 daily fee to use the boat ramp
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Check-in time 3 P.M. and Check-out time 2 P.M.
Natural Features
Shasta-Trinity is the largest national forest in California with a diverse landscape encompassing five wilderness areas, hundreds of mountain lakes and 6,278 miles of streams and rivers.
Lake Shasta sits at an elevation of 1,067 feet, with 365 miles of shoreline punctuated by steep mountains blanketed in manzanita and evergreens. A snow-capped Mount Shasta, the second-tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, looms in the distance.
Nearby Attractions
Lake Shasta Caverns are also located on the McCloud Arm of Shasta Lake in an area know as the Grey Rocks. Tours are given daily at this privately owned facility.
The nearby Hirz Mountain Lookout offers panoramic views of Mt. Shasta, Mt. Lassen and the surrounding area at an elevation of 3,500 feet.
Recreation
The nearest boat launch is about 1 mile away at Hirz Bay. Resorts on the lake have watercraft rentals and marinas with fuel.
Popular water activities include power and non-motorized boating, fishing and water skiing. Lake Shasta offers excellent fishing for trout, catfish, Chinook salmon, crappie, bluegill, white sturgeon, brown bullhead and bass.
Hikers can access the 2-mile Hirz Bay Trail from the campground.
Contact Information
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Gilman Road Exit off of Interstate 5 Lakehead CA 96051
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
From Redding, CA, remain on I-5 to Gilman Road. (From the north, take SaltCreek exit to Gilman Road). Take Gilman Road east for 11 miles to entranceof Hirz Bay.
Available Campsites
- Site 033, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 045, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 023, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 036, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 022, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 034, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 038, Loop HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 028, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 044, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 029, Loop HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 024, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 025, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 031, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 027, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 035, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 040, Loop HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 032, Loop HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 046, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 026, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 043, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 041, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 030, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 039, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 021, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 042, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 020B, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 037, Loop AREA HIRZ BAY, Type Standard Nonelectric
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