Preacher Meadow in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Preacher Meadow in CA
CampgroundUSFS
19 mi from Weaverville
Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved, pitching to 6%, 100% of it on a shelf.
Campground details
Setting
Preacher Meadow Campground is a primitive equestrian facility along Swift Creek near Trinity Lake. The campground contains 44 single back-in sites averaging 16 feet, each furnished with a picnic table and a fire ring with a grill top. Facilities are basic, featuring vault toilets but no drinking water. Guests come to explore nearby hiking trails, rivers, and Trinity Lake, where popular activities include boating, water skiing, and fishing for bass, trout, and salmon. A public boat launch is situated roughly 6 miles away at the Bowerman boat ramp.
Getting there: Preacher Meadow Campground is located 26 miles north of Weaverville Going north on Hwy 3 follow for about 26 miles campground is on the left. Campground can also be mapped via google maps.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 45-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Ycatapom Peak stands 4,618 ft above the map pin, 5.7 miles northwest.
- Coffee Ditch runs 0.9 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 47–69°F, 3.4″ 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 93 of 100.