U.S. Forest Service · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · California

Ridgeville Boat-In Campground

Accessible only by boat, this campground is located on the east point of the Mule Creek cove. Total of 21 units. No piped water.

Open nowFirst-come, first-served

More like this: first-come in California

4fires
active
Five-6 Rx (prescribed burn) · 9 mi away
3 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Season & status

StatusOpen
ForestShasta-Trinity National Forest
FeesNo fee

Shasta-Trinity National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Ridgeville Boat-In Campground40°50°60°70°80°January: 5.95 inches of precipitation, 1.2 inches of snowFebruary: 4.71 inches of precipitation, 1.6 inches of snowMarch: 4.07 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowApril: 2.57 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 1.69 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 0.86 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.19 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.14 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.33 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 1.94 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 3.50 inches of precipitation, 0.6 inches of snowDecember: 6.45 inches of precipitation, 2.7 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 41.4°F averageFebruary: 44.5°F averageMarch: 48.4°F averageApril: 52.7°F averageMay: 60.6°F averageJune: 67.6°F averageJuly: 74.8°F averageAugust: 73.1°F averageSeptember: 67.2°F averageOctober: 57.1°F averageNovember: 47.0°F averageDecember: 40.2°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Trinity Rvr Hatchery, 8 miles from the campground at 1,861 feet, station USC00049026 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 32 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 6 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Accessible only by boat, this campground is located on the east point of the Mule Creek cove.

Coordinates40.8469° N, 122.7982° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Five-6 Rx

    9 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Five-7 Rx

    11 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Shf Rx

    34 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Leary Rx

    49 mi from the campground

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearTrinity Outdoors ↗11 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗17.3 mi
RV sales & serviceCousin Gary RV Center ↗26.5 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Limited data for this unit

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.

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 1.1 mi
    Trinity Lakeshore
    2.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.7 mi
    Granite Peak ↗
    4.6 mi trail · hiking, horse
  • 4.3 mi
    Lewiston Lakeshore
    1.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

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

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

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.

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Ridgeville Boat-In Campground?

No. Ridgeville Boat-In 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 Ridgeville Boat-In Campground?

No fee

Source: Forest Service

Is Ridgeville Boat-In Campground open right now?

Open as of Oct 16, 2026.

Source: Forest Service status

Is there cell service at Ridgeville Boat-In Campground?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What if Ridgeville Boat-In Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Minersville Campground (0.8 mi), Clark Springs Campground (1.1 mi, first-come), and Bushytail (1.2 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby