Bushytail in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Bushytail in CA
CampgroundUSFS
9.8 mi from Weaverville
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Road Access
- All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 66 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 66 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 66 ft.
- 3 pull-through sites.
Campground details
Setting
Bushytail Campground sits in a grove of Douglas firs and ponderosa pines near Trinity Lake at an elevation of 2,370 feet. The campground features single, double, triple, and quad sites with paved spurs, electric and water hookups, picnic tables, grills, campfire rings, and bear-proof food lockers. Amenities include flush toilets, drinking water, and two coin-operated showers. The Clark Springs Public Boat Ramp is less than a mile away for lake access, and the 4-mile Trinity Lakeshore Trail starts at the adjacent Clark Springs Campground.
Getting there: From I-5, take 299 west to Weaverville. Then take State Highway 3 north for 16 miles. Turn right at Minersville/Bushytail, then turn left into campground.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 12-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Granite Peak stands 5,368 ft above the map pin, 4.7 miles northwest.
- Clark Spring lies 0.2 mi off.
- Most sites here have an electric hookup, with most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 39–71°F, 2.1″ 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 54 of 100.