Tonight
59°F
Clear
Out of date — published · National Weather Service forecast
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Sheep Camp
Whiskeytown · Shasta Lake Corridor · 40.60000, -122.59417
$20 / night
Quick specs
Length limit
Not published
Cell signal
Verizon reported working; AT&T and T-Mobile not.
Boat launch
Brandy Creek boat launch, about 3.5 miles.
Shade score
Not published
Season
Apr 15 – Oct 31
Elevation
1800 ft
- Hookups
- Dry Camping (no hookups)
- Amenities
- Shade canopy, Dog friendly, Vault toilets, Fishing, Picnic tables, Fire rings, Cell service, Food storage required
- Booking
- Recreation.gov
The facts that decide your trip
- Max rig length
- Not published
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- Dry Camping (no hookups)
- Access
- Walk-in
- Nightly rate
- $20 / night
- Season
- Apr 15 – Oct 31
- Elevation
- 1800 ft
- Dump station
- No
- Potable water
- No
What is actually on site
- Shade canopy
- Dog friendly
- Vault toilets
- 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
Monday
80°F
Sunny
Out of date — published · National Weather Service forecast
Monday Night
50°F
Mostly Clear
Out of date — published · National Weather Service forecast
Tuesday
66°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Light Rain
Out of date — published · National Weather Service forecast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 · National Park Service, Whiskeytown NRA conditions
Whiskeytown 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
1208.93ft above sea level
Out of date — last reading California Data Exchange Center, gauge WHI
Percent of capacity
98.6% of capacity
Out of date — last reading California Data Exchange Center, gauge WHI
See every lake level, ramp and camera on the conditions dashboard
Nearest public camera
Whiskeytown Visitor Center — about 4 mi from the campground
Camera operated by National Park Service, Whiskeytown NRA
Frame refreshes about every 1 min · feed last verified
Useful for road surface, smoke and haze — not for checking your site.
Facility info
| Facility type | Tent only, walk-in |
|---|---|
| Sites | 4 |
| Max rig | Not published |
| Where to book | Recreation.gov |
| Rate | $20 / night |
| Season | Apr 15 – Oct 31 |
Four shaded tent sites along Brandy Creek under ponderosa pine and fir, with easy access to the Brandy Creek Trail, Papoose Pass Trail and Shasta Bally Road. One vault toilet serves all four. Bear-resistant lockers and fire pits with swing-arm grills. No drinking water, no generators. Showers are three and a half miles away at Brandy Creek Beach in summer.
Getting there
40.60000, -122.59417 · Driving directions
Where these facts come from
- Recreation.gov — official facility page · checked