Butte Meadows Campground
Developed campground with 13 designated sites. Maximum of 8 people per site. Grills and tables provided.
More like this: first-come in California
Season & status
| Status | Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date. |
| Forest | Lassen National Forest |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 40.0785° N, 121.5588° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedCy26 Elrd Understory Drake Unit 6 8 &10 Rx
47 mi from the campground
- PrescribedCy26 Elrd Underburn Drake Unit 7 & 9 Rx
48 mi from the campground
- PrescribedShf Rx
50 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 gear | Sportsman's Warehouse ↗ | 26.8 mi |
| RV sales & service | Mike Friend RVs ↗ | 27.3 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 31.5 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
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
Trails nearby
- 4.6 miMurphy OHV1.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 4.9 miHumbolt ↗16.2 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
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
Ishi Wilderness begins about 5 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 5 miIshi Wilderness ↗Wilderness · BLM/FS · 42,079 acres
- 8.8 miLassen National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,488,712 acres
- 13.4 miPlumas National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,431,953 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
- Inskip HotelBuilding · Stirling City · 6.2 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Butte Meadows Campground?
No. Butte Meadows Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Is Butte Meadows Campground open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Butte Meadows Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Cherry Hill Campground (3.7 mi, first-come), Potato Patch Campground (7.7 mi, first-come), and Black Rock Campground (10.9 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby