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Each campsite contains a paved parking spur, a table, bear boxes and one fire ring. This campground has a pay phone, an overflow parking area, access to Hirz Bay Trail, and is located near Hirz Bay boat ramp. Hirz Bay Group campgrounds #1 and #2 are in close proximity.
Total of 48 units. 37 single units and 11 double units. Average max. trailer size = 30 foot.
Located 20 miles northeast of Redding. From I-5, take exit 698 Salt Creek/Gilman Road. Turn right at end of off ramp and follow Gilman Road east approximately 9 miles.
$23 - single site (1 vehicle and 8 people)
$46- double site (2 vehicles and 12 people) Additional vehicles, if space allows, will be charged $8/Night.
Just went to group site 2 this past week. Upon arrival, the site was extremely dirty as if the previous group had left in a rush. I think we found out why a few days later. The bears at this site are no joke. Within 24 hours we had at least 6 visits from the bears (that we know of). Be very vigilant, they are active ALL time of the day, not just at night. Be sure to lock up all of your food and dispose of any garbage. It did seem the bears didn’t look for food aside from at the lockers, where unfortunately one did get some snacks while we were gone during the day on the lake. That night we saw 2 different bears at least 4 times, one time the bear coming up on the group less than 5 feet away. The bears are very bold and are difficult to scare away (car alarms don’t do squat) so make sure you’re armed with some
Bear spray (as a last resort). Because of the bear getting so close around 10pm, some group members left that same evening (3 days earlier than planned) due to the discomfort. The remaining group left the day after, 2 days earlier than planned.
If it weren’t for the bears, this campsite is great. 10/10. But be smart about your food and make sure to have a fire going so you can see your surroundings at night.
ZERO STARS. We stayed here August 25th-28th, and we’ll never go back. Sunday, we ran to town for an hour to grab ice and propane, and during that time, someone cased our campsite and stole some very expensive gear. We were in a site set back from the road, and we had everything tucked away, so someone felt pretty cavalier in walking into our site and looking for high-value items. Don't leave anything out, and be cautious of people watching your site. Questionable people were circling the loop throughout the day, and with no camp host around to monitor, people were free to lurk about. I've been camping my entire life and never felt I needed to lock up everything to walk to the bathroom, water, or run a quick errand. On our hunt for propane at the next exit north, we were told they’ve had serious meth and crime problems and were just featured on the news, so be alert. We have a feeling this is a regular occurrence. Be extra cautious with Labor Day coming up!
Group camp 2 was great. Big campsite for our big family. The two main bathrooms was clean. But the few in the woods was not. Bbq grills was great. The fire pit was the kid’s favorite. Small trail to get to the lake. But it’s murky and muddy. Bees are all over the campsite. Once you start cooking they start coming. Mosquitoes are pretty bad also. Our citronella candles didn’t work. The camp lights attracts small flying insects. As for bears they are very active in this campsite. Bears can open those stupid metal garbage cans. They are not scared once they start chowing down on your garbage. Bears trying to get close to our campsite around 11pm. But our strobe lights scared them away. We stored our food inside the locker. Overall great campsite.
Nice clean bathrooms, strong bear boxes only work if you put your cooler in it! LOL Good flat areas for RV'S or tents. The campground has no control over the yellow jackets, so I recommend you bring bee traps with you. It was beautiful, quiet and rejuvenating. 10/10 will go back. Oh and does a bear poop in the woods? Yes, yes he did.
This was our favorite campground during our multi-state road trip. There were very few people in the campground and we felt like we had the whole lake to ourselves. The scenery was breathtaking.
