Sycamore Grove Campground

About

Sycamore Grove Campground occupies a scenic stretch along the Sacramento River within the 488-acre Red Bluff Recreation Area, an isolated parcel of Mendocino National Forest in Northern California. At 300 feet elevation, the campground features lush grass lawns shaded by mature oak and sycamore trees in a beautiful riparian environment. The 30 paved campsites include 19 standard sites, one double site, one group site for up to 16 people, and 10 expanded sites equipped with 20, 30, and 50 amp electric service plus potable water hookups. Facilities include flush toilets, vault toilets, coin-operated showers, picnic tables at every site, campfire rings with grills, and dumpsters. The campground has an electronic gate that closes at 10 p.m. and opens at 6 a.m. A 4-mile paved nature trail winds through flowering grasslands, wetlands, and oak woodlands with views of Mount Shasta, Mount Lassen, and the Yolla Bolly Mountains. The Sacramento River provides fishing for Chinook salmon, steelhead, and striped bass, plus boating, water skiing, jet skiing, swimming, and canoeing. The campground is two miles from Red Bluff, 34 miles from Redding, 40 miles from Lake Shasta, and 60 miles from Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Directions

From Interstate 5 at Red Bluff, take Antelope Boulevard east for about a quarter-mile. Turn right (south) on Sale Lane and continue approximately 3 miles to the Red Bluff Recreation Area entrance gate. Continue to the Sacramento River Discovery Center, then turn left. The campground entrance is approximately 600 feet down on the right.