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In the 1800s, Chinese immigrants lived and farmed on this stretch of flat land along the Klamath River. They sold vegetables to the miners and worked in the local mines. They imported a homeland tree called the Tree of Heaven to remind them of their native land. Today the Tree of Heaven Campground is popular for its shaded, grassy campsites, close proximity to Yreka and great access to the Klamath River.
Dogs on leash only. Please clean up after your dog. Camping limit 14 days.
This is Bear Country. All food must be secured overnight and when not attended. Always keep a clean camp and do not feed animals, squirrels and rodents.
Small RV's and trailers are welcome at Tree of Heaven Campground. The road into the campground is narrow winding and steep.
Take I-5 to exit 786 for Highway 96 (Klamath River Highway). Follow Highway 96 for 4 miles until you see the sign for Tree of Heaven Campground. Turn left into the campground on road 46N90.
Some sites may be reserved at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. A few sites are available on a first come, first served basis.
This campground was very quiet and nice. Even though it was in the 90's during the day, it got nice and cool during the night. I'm sure it helps being right by the Klamath river.
At the time we were there, the blackberry bushes were in full bloom and boy-oh-boy were they delicious!
Part of the reason I gave 4 stars is that the dedicated walking paths were completely overgrown and just dead-ended at one point. One thing that was super weird about the walking path was that after the dead end and going back to an alternate path it literally puts you to someone's private drive!! You look to your right and there's a gate with a sign on it that says "GO AWAY" with another sign saying, "Private Property". So that was weird.
Battle pit toilets were clean which was nice.
Then of course the river is running right by the campsite, so you can hear it running at night.
This campsite is tucked away right along the Kalamath River with so much shade, you might not even need an EZ up. The camp host has pre chopped wood disbursed around the site for campers to use. I couldn't believe this place was only $15 a night with free firewood and river access. If you are into river rafting or kayaking, it is a great place to stay to start your trek. My biggest complaint were these pesky gnats and no matter what kind of bug spray, how much you stood in the smoke by the fire... They would not freakin leave us alone. Otherwise, incredibly beautiful place to camp!
Beautiful quiet place for camping, kayaking, hiking. Ranger Kelly is very nice, helpful and she keeps the place clean. Ask Kelly to show you their local unique wood rat nest, we found it quite interested:)
I truly enjoyed my morning green tea with the view of fresh green grass, flowers, hills and with the undisturbed sound of flowing spring river. Mid June weather made it just perfect! Highly recommend:)
This visit was awesome! The water was warm, lots of weeds in the flow yet no patches to walk through & the current was strong but the water is not very deep; I am 5'7" & even 25 feet from the shore was waist high. The wind gave us a chill & I advise wearing water shoes because there's lots of rocks. All other river goers & the few campers we came in contact with were friendly, dogs on leashes & no one was drinking excessively or being loud. There are restrooms, bbq pits, picnic tables, horseshoe pits (bring your own horseshoes), looked like volleyball or badminton could be played if you brought a net & equipment...and of course camping spaces for a fee, day use is free (that we could discern) Kids enjoyed themselves & now we know for future reference it's here & closer than Jones Beach. Drive safely & enjoy the beautiful scenery 😊
Not the best campground we've been to.
Does have access to river from a small rafting launch, other than that river access is rather difficult. Rattlesnakes are plentiful so be mindful.... Restrooms were clean, vault style. Campgrounds are a good size, spread out, and water is available. Wish it had more access points to river without going through a bunch of overgrowth, like a jungle...bummer... Water at luanch was nice but swift current.
