Algoma Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

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Algoma Campground in CA

CampgroundUSFS

20 mi from Dunsmuir

19 mi off I-5 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 3,797 ft

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FreeStay limit: 15 days
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Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel, pitching to 8%.
No drinking waterVault toilets

Campground details

8 sites

Setting

Limited privacy

Algoma sits at 3,800 feet on the Upper McCloud River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The 8 user-created sites have a vault toilet (not regularly maintained) but no water, picnic tables, or camping fees. Serves as trailhead for the McCloud River Trail and welcomes horses. 15-day stay limit.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, an 8-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • McCloud River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Black Fox Mountain stands 2,708 ft above the map pin, 6.3 miles north.

Climate averages

October normals 33–66°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 54 of 100.

Tree cover62%30m sat. est.