Upper Loop in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Upper Loop in CA
CA State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Upper Loop at Castle Crags State Park, positioned within a forested campground beneath the park's iconic granite spires. Seventy-six developed sites across multiple loops include picnic tables, food lockers, and fire rings, with flush toilets, showers, and drinking water. The park offers 28 miles of hiking trails through mixed conifers, including the accessible Root Creek Trail and more challenging Crags Trail, plus fishing along the Sacramento River. A pedestrian suspension bridge provides scenic access and trail connectivity within the park.
Grounded in parks.ca.gov · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad. Flat ground is scarce -- under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
Castle Dome stands 2,734 ft above the site, 1.7 miles northwest. Soda Springs lies 0.3 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off. The nearest town, Dunsmuir, is 5.7 mi off.
September normals 58–89°F, 1.2″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.