Fish Lake Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Fish Lake Campground in CA
CampgroundUSFS
13 mi from Hoopa
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel, pitching to 6%, 100% of it on a shelf.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 28 ft.
- 1 pull-through sites.
- Driveway grade: slight.
Campground details
Setting
Fish Lake Campground sits in a mixed hardwood and conifer forest on the shore of Fish Lake within Six Rivers National Forest, at an elevation of 1,780 feet. Most sites fit tents or RVs and feature picnic tables, fire rings with grills, and vault toilets. Trailheads inside the campground connect to the Fish Lake, Red Lake, and Blue Lake trail systems. Swimming and non-motorized boating take place on the lily-pad-covered lake, which holds trout, bass, and bluegill.
Getting there: From Orleans, California, take State Route 96 south for about 8 miles. Turn north on Bluff Creek Road and continue about 4.7 miles to Fish Lake Road. Turn right and continue almost 3 miles to the campground.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 24-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
- Burrill Peak stands 2,566 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles southwest.
- Fish Lake lies 0.1 mi off.
- 23 on the water, with most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 41–71°F, 3.8″ 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 95 of 100.