Almanor in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Located on the west shore of Lake Almanor at 4,540 feet elevation, Almanor Campground sits in a mixed conifer forest with shaded areas and grassy wildflower meadows. The facility offers single-family campsites and a group site for tents and RVs without hookups, as well as an amphitheater, accessible vault toilets, and drinking water. Each site includes a table and campfire ring with a grill. Visitors have direct access to the 28,000-acre lake for boating, swimming, and fishing for trout and bass. The 11-mile non-motorized Lake Almanor Recreation Trail can be accessed directly from the campground.

Getting there: From Chester, take Highway 36 west to Highway 89 South. Turn left on Highway 89 and continue south about 6 miles, to Almanor Drive West (not to be confused with Almanor West development and Almanor West Drive). Turn left on Almanor Drive West (directly across from the Almanor Group Camp and rest area) and continue approximately 1 mile to Almanor South Campground. For the Almanor Group camp.From Chester, take Highway 89 South. Turn left on Highway 89 and continue about 6 miles to Almanor Drive west (not to be confused with Almanor West development and Almanor West Drive). Turn right into Almanor Group Camp and rest area ( across from Almanor West Drive).

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 55-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• The Lake Almanor shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Dyer Mountain stands 2,971 ft above the map pin, 7.7 miles east.

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