Horse Camp Primitive Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Horse Camp is located in the southeast section of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, lightly shaded by foothill pines. It is the park's only campground equipped for equestrian use, though non-equestrian campers share the space. The site features two individual campsites and an overflow parking area that accommodates RVs and horse trailers. Sites lack corrals or hitching posts, requiring horses to be high-lined or tethered to trailers. Amenities include picnic tables, bear-resistant lockers, fire pits, a shared vault toilet, and a hand pump for potable water when available.

Getting there: From Interstate 5 in Redding, CA, drive 10 miles west on Highway 299. Turn left on Kennedy Memorial Drive at the visitor center and follow it for 1.6 miles until you reach a fork in the road at the dam. Turn left on Paige Bar Road and drive for two miles until you reach another fork in the road at the NEED Camp. Turn left onto the gravel road and proceed .5 miles to Horse Camp.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 2-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Kanaka Peak stands 1,552 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles southwest.
• Clear Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
• Most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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