Red Feather California in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Red Feather Campground sits at 5,100 feet in the Northern Sierra Nevada on the eastern shore of the 1,615-acre Little Grass Valley Reservoir. Shaded by thick stands of pine and fir, the facility features dozens of single-family campsites with paved parking spurs, picnic tables, and campfire rings. Flush toilets and drinking water are available, though there are no utility hookups. The 13.5-mile Lakeshore Trail runs right past the campground for hiking and mountain biking, while the nearby Maidu boat launch provides direct water access for fishing, swimming, and boating.

Getting there: From Oroville, California, travel east on Highway 162 to Olive Highway. Turn right and continue 5 miles to Forbestown Road. Turn right and go 16 miles to La Porte Road. Turn left and travel 27 miles to La Porte, then 2 miles to signs for the recreation area. Turn right and continue just over 2 miles to the campground.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 59-site campground with the nearest through road 0.3 miles off.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• 12 on the water, with most of them shaded.
• The Little Grass Valley Reservoir shoreline is 1.0 mi off.
• Mount Fillmore stands 2,224 ft above the map pin, 5.3 miles east.

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