Facility Details - ELLERY CREEK, CA

Overview

Ellery Creek is located on the McCloud Arm of Shasta Lake. The campground is terraced, providing views of the lake from all of the lower sites and some of the upper sites.

At certain water levels, boats can be moored on the shore within sight of the campground, making Ellery Creek a very popular place to camp among boaters.

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.

Lakeside sites at Ellery Creek offer excellent views and access to the water. Wildlife is abundant in the area.

Recreation:

A public boat ramp is located approximately 4 miles away at Hirz Bay, but informal mooring is allowed at Ellery Creek if the water levels are sufficient. This area is popular for water skiing and jet skiing.

Lake Shasta offers excellent fishing for trout, catfish, Chinook salmon, crappie, bluegill, white sturgeon, brown bullhead and bass.

Facilities:

Each site offers fair to good privacy and sufficient shade provided by the deciduous trees in the campground.

There are two sets of vault toilets and water spigots throughout the camp. Each site has lockers for food, picnic tables, fire rings with grills, paved parking spurs and tent pads.

There are no showers available or electric/water hookups for trailers. All sites at this campground can accommodate small trailers as well as tents.

Nearby Attractions:

The 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.

The nearest store is 21 miles away in Lakehead.

Activities and Amenities

Within Facility
Accessible Vault Toilets Boating Campfire Rings Drinking Water Fishing Food Storage Locker Jet Skiing	Lake Access Non-Motorized Boating Pets Allowed Picnic Area Tent Pads Vault Toilets Water Skiing
Within 10 Miles
Boat Ramp

Know Before You Go

The facility is open for walk-ins from April 1- Sept. 10
There is an additional $10 user fee for the launch ramp at Hirz Bay
Average maximum trailer size is 30 feet
Poison oak is abundant throughout the forest
Store food and scented toiletries in the provided bear-proof lockers; be prepared to hang food from the trees if necessary
There is a $5 extra vehicle fee collected at the campground after the first car for single sites
Click here for further information on this campground
Click here for more information about Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Getting There:

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
40.91583, -122.24083
40°54'57"N, 122°14'27"W

From Redding, California: Take I-5 to Gilman Road. From the north take the Salt Creek exit to Gilman Road. Go east for 16 miles to the campground entrance (located on the right hand side of the road between Moore Creek and Pine Point Campgrounds).

*The Map Driving Route link gives directions to mail office, not the campground.