Green Creek Group
GREEN CREEK GROUP
Part of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters
Overview
Green Creek Group Campground is located about 12 miles from Bridgeport, California, at an elevation of 7,500 feet. Visitors enjoy fishing on Green Creek and hiking the Green Creek Trail.Facilities
This primitive campground contains two group sites that can accommodate 25 and 30 people, with large picnic tables, campfire circles, grills and food storage lockers. Vault toilets and trash collection are provided. Roads and parking spurs are dirt.Natural Features
The campground is tucked between Green Creek and a rocky outcropping, among a forest of towering Jeffrey pines, which offer partial shade. Aspens, juniper, sagebrush and summer wildflowers dot the landscape.Recreation
Green Creek offers rainbow trout fishing and can be easily accessed from within the campground.Green Creek Trail, for hiking and horseback riding, can be accessed just outside the campground entrance. It leads to Green Lake and further on to East Lake. Rugged peaks surround both large lakes, where hikers are rewarded with good backcountry fishing and spectacular scenery.
Important Notices
- Caution: black bears frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers
A fee for extra vehicles will be collected at the campground- reservations in group sites include 5 vehicles.
- Click here for more info about the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests
- Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
Reserved sites will be held until checkout time (noon) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of the second day to hold a reservation, or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Please call the office at 760-932-7092 if you need to inform the campground of an arrival time greater than 24 hours after your arrival date, or if you will not use your reservation whatsoever.
Falling objects- don't linger under dead, cracked, or broken branches. Run if you hear cracks or snapping from tree roots, trunks, or branches (know that sometimes there is no sound, and very little time to react). Report falling branches or tree to a Ranger.
Do not build additional fire rings. Glass, aluminum, and food are prohibited in fire rings. Logs must fit within the fire ring. Chainsaws are not allowed. Fire must be extinguished completely with water and be cool to the touch before leaving campsite or going to bed.
Fire Restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot dry weather conditions, red flag warnings, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. Please check with camp host.
Available Activities
- HIKING - Hiking
- FISHING - Fishing
- CAMPING - Camping
Directions
<p>From Bridgeport, California, take Highway 395 south 5 miles. Turn west on Forest Road 142 and follow signs for 9 miles of narrow dirt road, to the campground on the left, just passed the trailhead parking.</p>
Contact Information
Phone: 760-932-7092
P.O. BOX 472BRIDGEPORT, CA 93517
Rental Options
Available Campsites
- Site 2, Loop GRP2, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 1, Loop GREE, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
