Facility Details - ANTLERS, CA

Overview

Antlers Campground is situated on a bluff above the Sacramento arm of Shasta Lake. The grounds are heavily forested with pine trees, oak and Manzanita that provide shade and some privacy. Easy access from I-5 makes Antlers a very popular campground.

Natural Features:

The 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 and has 365 miles of shoreline punctuated by steep mountains blanketed in Manzanita and evergreens. Snow-capped Mount Shasta, the second-tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, looms in the distance.

Recreation:

Shasta Lake provides a variety of water sports, such as power boating, non-motorized boating and water skiing. A public boat ramp is provided near the campground.

Anglers can fish for trout, catfish, Chinook salmon, crappie, bluegill, white sturgeon, brown bullhead and bass.

Facilities:

Each site has a picnic table (two in double sites), lockers for storing food, fire rings, grills, and tent pads. Sites at this campground can accommodate both tents and RVs, however there are no electric/water hookups or dump stations.

There are both flush and vault toilets at this campground but no showers are available. Drinking water is provided.

Interpretive programs are hosted at the nearby amphitheater every weekend between Memorial Day and Labor Day. For more information, please call 530-275-8113.

Nearby Attractions:

Tours are available at the nearby Lake Shasta Caverns. Antlers is located in the town of Lakehead, which offers restaurants and shopping.

Activities and Amenities

Within Facility
Accessible Sites Amphitheater Boat Ramp Boating Campfire Rings Drinking Water Fishing Flush Toilets Food Storage Locker Grills	Grocery Store Host Lake Access Non-Motorized Boating Pay Phone Pets Allowed Picnic Area Tent Pads Vault Toilets Water Skiing
Within 10 Miles
Restaurant

Know Before You Go

The holder of the Golden Pass must be present; Must bring voucher to the campground
Campground is open year-round for walk-ins
Be aware of the poison oak that grows in this campground
Please remember there is an additional fee for launching at the adjoining boat ramp; The fee is $10/day for parking and launching
Caution: Bears frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers
Click here for more information on this campground.
Click here to learn more about Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Getting There:

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
40.8875, -122.3775
40°53'15"N, 122°22'39"W

Antlers Campground is located 25 miles north of Redding from I-5 (which crosses over Shasta Lake twice).

Exit I-5 at the Lakeshore Drive/Antlers Road exit in the town of Lakehead, CA. From the end of the ramp, go east at the stop sign. Turn right on Antlers Road and go about 1 mile to the campground entrance on the right.