Nordheimer Main Campground
Nordheimer’s main campground is open year-round and offers 12 single fee sites, all on a first-come first-served basis. No running water. No electric or sewer hookups. There is a vault restroom, and each site has a picnic table and fire ring. Most sites provide some shade. Roads and parking areas are gravel. The campground is located in a Douglas-fir and hardwood forest next to the Wild and Scenic California Salmon River. The Salmon River area is popular for swimming, sunbathing, rafting, kayaking, hiking, wildlife viewing and biking. There is a vault restroom, and each site has a picnic table and fire ring. Most sites provide some shade. Roads and parking areas are gravel.
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Getting there
Located on Salmon River Road 14 miles east of Highway 96, at the 900 foot elevation.
| Coordinates | 41.2975° N, 123.3608° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedSrf 2026 Rx Implementation
9 mi from the campground · 500 acres
- PrescribedLeary Rx
13 mi from the campground
- PrescribedPatterson Rx
15 mi from the campground
- PrescribedBull D Bear Grass Rx
20 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 ↗ | 21 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Etna Creek Outfitters ↗ | 26.6 mi |
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Trails nearby
- 0.2 miOrleans Mountain ↗5.6 mi trail
- 0.8 miNordheimer ↗10 mi trail
- 1.5 miButler Mountain4.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.6 miCrapo ↗8.3 mi trail
- 3 miCascade Falls0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trailheads within three miles
- 0.8 miNordheimer Trailhead ↗Klamath National Forest
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
- 4.5 miMarble Mountain Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 225,114 acres
- 6.9 miTrinity Alps Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 537,357 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
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- White's Gulch ArrastraSite · Sawyers Bar · 14.8 mi
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Nordheimer Main Campground?
No. Nordheimer Main Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
What if Nordheimer Main Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Nordheimer Group Sites (0.2 mi, partly first-come), Hotelling Campground (6 mi, first-come), and Oak Bottom Campground (7.2 mi, partly first-come).
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