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Arbuckle Flat Boat-In Campground

Pit River Arm · Shasta Lake Corridor · 40.76509, -122.11922

Free

Quick specs

Length limit

Not published

Cell signal

No service

Boat launch

No ramp. Launch at Jones Valley.

Shade score

Not published

Season

Open year-round

Elevation

1085 ft

Hookups
Dry Camping (no hookups)
Amenities
Vault toilets, Picnic tables
Booking
Not reservable

The facts that decide your trip

Max rig length
Not published
Sites
11
Hookups
Dry Camping (no hookups)
Access
Boat-in
Nightly rate
Free
Season
Open year-round
Elevation
1085 ft
Dump station
No
Potable water
No

What is actually on site

  • Vault toilets
  • Picnic tables

Weather, alerts and fire activity at this campground

Keyed to this campground's own coordinates, not to the lake. Each item carries the timestamp its source published.

Active weather alerts

No active National Weather Service alert covers this campground right now.

Forecast

Fire activity within 45 miles

CAL FIRE lists no active incident within 45 miles of this campground.

Fire restrictions

Campfire and stove rules change through the season. Read the current forest order before you pack a fire pan — we link it rather than paraphrase it.

Published · USDA Forest Service, Shasta-Trinity National Forest alerts

Shasta Lake: live conditions

Readings belong to the water body, not to one campground, and each one carries the timestamp its own source published.

Lake level

991.55ft above sea level

Out of date — last reading California Data Exchange Center, gauge SHA

Percent of capacity

58.2% of capacity

Out of date — last reading California Data Exchange Center, gauge SHA

See every lake level, ramp and camera on the conditions dashboard

Nearest public camera

Pit River Bridge · I-5 — about 10.5 mi from the campground

Camera operated by Caltrans District 2

Current frame from the Pit River Bridge · I-5 camera

Frame refreshes about every 5 min · feed last verified

Useful for road surface, smoke and haze — not for checking your site.

Facility info

Facility specification
Facility typeBoat-in only
Sites11
Max rigNot published
Where to bookNot reservable
RateFree
SeasonOpen year-round

One of four boat-access-only camps on Shasta Lake, far up the Pit Arm — the one people pick to get away from the crowds. How hard the landing is depends entirely on the lake level. Vault toilets, no piped water, pack it in and pack it out.

Getting there

40.76509, -122.11922 · Driving directions

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