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Lower Jones Valley

Pit River Arm · Shasta Lake Corridor · 40.72756, -122.22808

$26–$56 / night

Quick specs

Length limit

30 ft

Cell signal

Verizon reported working; AT&T and T-Mobile not.

Boat launch

Jones Valley ramp, about 1 mile.

Shade score

Not published

Season

Open year-round

Elevation

1085 ft

Hookups
Dry Camping (no hookups)
Amenities
Boat ramp, Vault toilets, Potable water, Fishing, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cell service, Food storage required
Booking
First come, first served

The facts that decide your trip

Max rig length
30 ft
Sites
11
Hookups
Dry Camping (no hookups)
Access
Drive-in
Nightly rate
$26–$56 / night
Season
Open year-round
Elevation
1085 ft
Dump station
No
Potable water
Yes

What is actually on site

  • Boat rampJones Valley ramp, about 1 mile.
  • Vault toilets
  • Potable water
  • Fishing
  • Picnic tables
  • Fire rings
  • Cell service
  • Food storage required

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Out of date — last reading California Data Exchange Center, gauge SHA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Out of date — last reading California Data Exchange Center, gauge SHA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

Fawndale · I-5 — about 4.8 mi from the campground

Camera operated by Caltrans District 2

Current frame from the Fawndale · 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 typeTents and RVs
Sites11
Max rig30 ft
Where to bookFirst come, first served
Rate$26–$56 / night
SeasonOpen year-round

In a small canyon next to the Pit River Arm, open all year. It has trash service, vault toilets and potable water — one of the few on the lake where the Forest Service confirms drinking water. The Jones Valley ramp and the Clickapudi Trail are both close.

Getting there

40.72756, -122.22808 · Driving directions

Where these facts come from