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Blue Lake campground is located on a gentle slope above beautiful Blue Lake. The 48 sites are large and well spaced with plenty of shade. Just a short walk down the hill takes you to the lake for fishing, swimming, boating and hiking. There is a paved trail along the east shore of the lake from the campground to the boat ramp. Assistance will be required for persons in wheelchairs. There is a fishing platform just off the paved trail. There is a group camp site at Blue Lake Campground. Campers wishing to use the group site must occupy a minimum of three camp pads and they all must be occupied the first night. The site is not recommended for groups over 50. Signs have been posted at the entrance and the exit of the group site. For fee information, please contact the Warner Mountain Ranger District office at 530-279-6116.
From Alturas go south on US Hwy 395 to Likely, CA. Turn east on County Road 64/Jess Valley Rd and go 9 miles to Blue Lake Road. Turn right on Blue Lake Road and follow the signs approximately 8.5 more miles to the campground.
Had a wonderful time!!!
As always, love the trails and the quiet. Great place to just check out for a few days.
Truly beautiful scenery, always quiet in the fall months. The lake itself great for fishing, great place to experience the nature. Notice that cows free roam there. You may or may not be woken up to excessively loud mooing. Thats the only complaint I have! I absolutely love it here 9/10 would recommend 👍
This place is a hidden gem, so don't tell everybody! Not a bad campsite in the whole place and they are very spread out, so you don't even see your neighbors in some spots. There are also several right near the water and it is clean and gorgeous! Only cons to staying here are the yellowjackets. Thankfully we had a few traps to set up, but if we had not, we may not have stayed. They are really bad and if you have kids or dogs, keep an eye on them! We had to prepare some food inside the tents and even ate a couple of meals inside the tents or waited until the sun went down to cook because they are relentless. Also had to keep our tents and vehicles closed up at all times to keep them out. We wish someone would have told us about it so we could have prepared a little better, so here is your notice! Fishing in the lake is a bit strange, we caught a fish covered in some weird parasites or something, there were dozens and dozens on it, so decided we would let it go and just fished for fun after that. Overall a nice, quiet great place to camp and be unplugged for a few days.
Beautiful place to camp. Pack in. Pack out. Nice place to kayak, swim, fish, hike. We found a painted rock of Blue Lake some child or person painted and left at one of the camp sites. July 24-26, 2020 Blue Lake Camp Ground.
Clean, large campsites with firepits and picnic tables. Lots of wildlife. Friendly reaponsible campers all over. Noise was kept to minimum. Boat dock was clean and bathrooms were fine for pit toilets. Day area picnic area is all dirt and tables but great for day use. Entire lake was clean and beautiful. Bear proof trashcans provided to keep the beara out and the mess in. Staff was nice and helpful. A small emergency parkwide happened. The staff reaponded appropriately and kept campers informed until it ended. Pay by check or cash for campsites as of this review. Kayak and fisherman friendly.
