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

Slide Creek Campground

Slide Creek Campground is has 5 tent only camp units. There is no water system.

More like this: first-come in California

Season & status

StatusOpen
ForestShasta-Trinity National Forest
FeesFree

Shasta-Trinity National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Slide Creek Campground40°50°60°70°80°January: 6.41 inches of precipitation, 0.7 inches of snowFebruary: 5.37 inches of precipitation, 0.4 inches of snowMarch: 4.58 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowApril: 2.62 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 1.67 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 0.73 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.17 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.20 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.44 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 2.20 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 4.19 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowDecember: 7.24 inches of precipitation, 1.1 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 42.0°F averageFebruary: 45.2°F averageMarch: 49.5°F averageApril: 53.9°F averageMay: 61.1°F averageJune: 67.3°F averageJuly: 74.8°F averageAugust: 73.8°F averageSeptember: 68.1°F averageOctober: 57.5°F averageNovember: 47.2°F averageDecember: 40.9°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Big Bar 4 E, 16 miles from the campground at 1,253 feet, station USC00040738 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 36 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 3 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates40.6686° N, 123.5035° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Five-7 Rx

    29 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Five-6 Rx

    31 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Bull D Bear Grass Rx

    36 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Wooden Gate Rx

    38 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 ↗30.4 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗38.6 mi
RV sales & serviceRV sales & service ↗59.4 mi

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Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions 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

  • 0.1 mi
    Big Slide
    0.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.8 mi
    South Fork Trinity ↗
    7.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 4.5 mi
    Dan East
    3.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
  • 4.5 mi
    Blake Mountain
    1.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, 4WD and 1 more
  • 4.9 mi
    Potato Hill
    0.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more

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 Six Rivers 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.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Slide Creek Campground?

No. Slide Creek 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 Slide Creek Campground?

Free

Source: Forest Service

Is Slide Creek Campground open right now?

Open as of Oct 16, 2026.

Source: Forest Service status

How many sites does Slide Creek Campground have?

5 sites.

Source: Forest Service

What if Slide Creek Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Big Slide Campground (0.4 mi, first-come), Hayden Flat Group Campground (11.6 mi), and Skunk Point Group Campground (14.9 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby