Hotelling Campground
Hotelling campground has 4 campsites right on the South Fork of the Salmon River. Easy access makes it a popular destination all summer long with the locals.
More like this: first-come in California
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Forest | Klamath National Forest |
| Fees | No fee |
| Rules | Water and garbage services not provided. The river is right next the campground, so water can be filtered or boiled for drinking/ cooking. Please pack out all of your trash. Camping limit 14 days. |
Weather by month
Getting there
From Callahan, take the Callahan-Cecilville road heading south for approx. 43 miles to the campground.
| Coordinates | 41.2396° N, 123.2753° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedSrf 2026 Rx Implementation
14 mi from the campground · 500 acres
- PrescribedLeary Rx
17 mi from the campground
- PrescribedPatterson Rx
21 mi from the campground
- PrescribedBull D Bear Grass Rx
22 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 24.5 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Etna Creek Outfitters ↗ | 24.8 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 12.9 miDeacon Lee Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 3.6 miBlack Bear4.3 mi trail
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Six Rivers National Forest.
- inSix Rivers National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,273,949 acres
- 1.2 miTrinity Alps Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 537,357 acres
- 2.6 miShasta-Trinity National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,715,499 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Sawyers Bar Catholic ChurchBuilding · Sawyers Bar · 8.3 mi
- White's Gulch ArrastraSite · Sawyers Bar · 10.7 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Hotelling Campground?
No. Hotelling Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Hotelling Campground?
No fee
Source: Forest Service
Is Hotelling Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Hotelling Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Nordheimer Main Campground (6 mi, first-come), Nordheimer Group Sites (6.1 mi, partly first-come), and Shadow Creek Campground (11 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby