Peltier Bridge Primitive Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Peltier Bridge Primitive Campground sits along Clear Creek in the southeast section of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, shaded by alders and canyon live oaks. This tent-only facility offers sites equipped with picnic tables, fire pits with barbecue grills, lamp poles, and bear-resistant lockers, all served by two shared vault toilets. Sites 1 through 3 require a 25- to 35-foot walk from the parking area. The campground provides no drinking water or electricity, and all trailers, RVs, and motorhomes are prohibited due to limited parking.

Getting there: From Redding, CA, drive 10 miles west on Highway 299. Turn left on Kennedy Memorial Drive and follow it for 1.6 miles to Paige Bar Road. Turn left onto Paige Bar Road at the dam and drive 1.2 miles to Peltier Valley Road. Turn right and follow Peltier Valley Road .7 mile to the campground.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 9-site campground with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
• Monarch Mountain stands 1,589 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles northwest.
• Clear Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
• Mostly tent-only sites, with 7 on the water and most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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