Brandy Creek Primitive Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Brandy Creek Primitive Campground offers tent-on-the-ground camping along Brandy Creek in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Due to the Carr Fire, the site lacks tree shade. Each individual campsite is built with its own dedicated vault toilet, a picnic table, a metal fire pit with a barbecue grill, a lamp pole, and a bear-resistant storage locker. The facility has no potable water or electrical hookups, and RVs, trailers, popup campers, and vehicle sleeping are strictly prohibited. The Brandy Creek Trail passes right by camp, leading to nearby waterfalls.

Getting there: From Interstate 5 in Redding, CA, drive 10 miles west on Highway 299. Turn left on Kennedy Memorial Drive and follow it for 5.4 miles to Brandy Creek Road. Turn left and follow Brandy Creek Road for 1.2 miles to the entrance to the campground on the right-hand side of the road. Site #1 will be immediately to the left. Site #2 will be to the right down the driveway.

• Well separated here, a 2-site campground with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• South Fork Mountain stands 3,471 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles southwest.
• Papoose Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
• Mostly tent-only sites.

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