Overview

Christie Campground is part of the Eagle Lake Recreation Area, which offers five campgrounds and a variety of lakes, streams and wilderness areas.

Visitors are provided access to miles of trails that are used year-round for hiking, mountain biking and by snowmobiling enthusiasts during the winter months.

Natural Features:

The campground is located on the shores of Eagle Lake, in northeastern California, at an elevation of approximately 5,100 feet. It is nestled in a forest of mature pine trees with a grassy understory.

Recreation:

The 27,000-acre lake provides ample boating, swimming, water skiing and sailing opportunities. Visitors also enjoy the plentiful trout fishing. A boat ramp can be found not far from the campground, and a beach is located at the nearby Aspen Campground.

The campground offers access points for miles of trails within the Eagle Lake Recreation Area. A 5.2-mile paved hiking and biking trail parallels the lake and winds through the forest near the campground.

Facilities:

Christie Campground offers quite a few single-family campsites, the majority of which are available on a first-come, first-served basis. About a dozen sites can be reserved, some of them double sites. All sites are available for tent or RV camping, however utility hookups are not provided.

Each site is equipped with tables and campfire rings with grills. Accessible flush toilets, electricity and drinking water are provided. Parking at the campground is limited. Firewood is available for purchase.

Nearby Attractions:

The campground is about 30 miles from the Lassen Volcanic National Park, where active, hissing fumaroles and boiling mud pots are continually shaping and changing the land.