Fowlers Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Fowlers Campground in CA
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13 mi from Dunsmuir
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 8%.
- Overhead clearance here is posted at 12 ft, set by the tightest site.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 59 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 59 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 59 ft.
- Driveway grade: moderate.
Campground details
Setting
Fowlers Campground sits at 3,300 feet elevation along the Upper McCloud River in a mixed conifer and oak forest near Mt. Shasta. The property offers 35 single sites and two double sites suited for tents and mid-sized RVs, equipped with picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, piped drinking water, paved parking spurs, and select bear-resistant food lockers. A 3-mile round-trip riverside trail leads directly from the grounds to Lower, Middle, and Upper McCloud Falls.
Getting there: From McCloud, California, go east on Highway 89. Drive 5 miles and look for the Fowlers/Lower Falls Sign. Turn right just after the sign and drive approximately 1 mile. Once you cross the River Loop Road take the left fork into the campground. The right fork will take you to the day use/parking area for Lower Falls and the beginning of the River Trail.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 36-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- McCloud River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Mount Shasta stands 10,872 ft above the map pin, 14 miles northwest.
- 11 on the water, with most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 34–68°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 98 of 100.