Jones Valley Inlet West Dispersed Area in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Jones Valley Inlet West Dispersed Area in CA
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Jones Valley Inlet West is an open shoreline day-use and dispersed camping area situated on the Pit River Arm of Shasta Lake. The area has no designated campsites, but offers seasonal portable toilets and trash collection services. Located one mile from the public boat ramp at Jones Valley, the site allows informal shoreline boat mooring when water depths permit, offering quick access to lake fishing and water sports.
Road difficulty 2 of 5 -- a moderate drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, dirt, pitching to 22%, 40% of it on a shelf. Flat ground is scarce -- under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
Bear Mountain stands 1,530 ft above the site, 1.5 miles west. The Shasta Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 21-site campground. Night skies measure Bortle 2 -- true dark-sky territory. The nearest town, Bella Vista, is 6.0 mi off.
September normals 60–90°F, 0.5″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov