Boulder Creek in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Boulder Creek Campground sits a short walk from Antelope Lake at an elevation of 5,000 feet in the northern Sierra Nevada. Set in a forest of Jeffrey pine, lodgepole pine, and fir, the facility offers single-family sites for tent and RV camping, including a few with distant views of the water. Campsites come equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings, with vault toilets and drinking water on site. Recreation includes an on-site amphitheater for campfire programs, access to mountain biking trails, and a multi-lane public boat ramp located less than two miles away.

Getting there: From Oroville, take Highway 70 and head east 72 miles to Highway 89. Turn left and go 8 miles. Turn right on Road A22 (Arlington). Go 7 miles through Taylorsville to a "T" at the rodeo grounds. Turn right and head 20 miles to Antelope Lake. Follow the signs to the campground.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 44-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• The Antelope Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
• Most of them shaded.
• Thompson Peak stands 2,535 ft above the map pin, 6.1 miles northeast.

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