Patrick Creek Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Patrick Creek Campground in CA
CampgroundUSFS
16 mi from Fort Dick
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved, pitching to 6%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 45 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 45 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 45 ft.
Campground details
Setting
Patrick Creek Campground sits in a mature Douglas fir forest at the confluence of Patrick Creek and the Middle Fork Smith River. The site features stone steps, rock walls, and sunken campfire circles constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Accessible single-family sites accommodate tents and RVs, offering picnic tables, fire rings with grills, drinking water, and flush toilets. Visitors swim, raft, and fish for salmon and trout directly in the adjacent Smith River, or access nearby trailheads like Elk Camp Ridge within 10 miles.
Getting there: From Highway 101, north of Crescent City, California, travel east on Highway 199 for 22 miles to the campground.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 13-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Kelly Peak stands 2,015 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles south.
- Middle Fork Smith River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 42–71°F, 5.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 23 of 100.