Black Rock Campground
Black Rock Campground is a dispersed campground situated in the Oak Woodlands along Mill Creek. 6 sites are available for primitive dispersed camping. Grills and tables are provided at each of the 6 sites. Black Rock Campground is open year round. Black Rock Campground is located on the Northeast corner of the Ishi Wilderness. Hiking in the Ishi and along Mill Creek is wonderful and the fishing in Deer and Mill Creeks can be very rewarding. Black Rock Campground is accessible via Highway 36 east from Red Bluff to Ponderosa Way. Ponderosa Way is a dirt road, not recommended for RVs, that leads to the Ishi Wilderness.
More like this: first-come in California
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 40.1838° N, 121.7124° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedShf Rx
39 mi from the campground
- PrescribedCy26 Elrd Underburn Drake Unit 7 & 9 Rx
45 mi from the campground
- PrescribedCy26 Elrd Understory Drake Unit 6 8 &10 Rx
45 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 ↗ | 25.5 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Sportsman's Warehouse ↗ | 30.2 mi |
| RV sales & service | Mike Friend RVs ↗ | 30.2 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
- 0.4 miBoat Gunwale Tie Ishi2.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.4 miMill Creek ↗19.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3 miPeligreen Place East1.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
- 3.3 miLassen Trail Ishi3.4 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 4 miRancheria Trail Ishi2.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.1 miPeligreen Jeep ↗11.4 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
Ishi Wilderness begins about 0.6 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 0.6 miIshi Wilderness ↗Wilderness · BLM/FS · 42,079 acres
- 11.4 miLassen National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,488,712 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
- Park Headquarters, Lassen Volcanic National ParkBuilding · Mineral · 12.4 mi
Guidebooks for California
We earn a small commission if you buy through these links. It does not change what we list.
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Black Rock Campground?
No. Black Rock Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
What if Black Rock Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Potato Patch Campground (9.5 mi, first-come), Butte Meadows Campground (10.9 mi, first-come), and Hole-In-The-Ground Campground (11.8 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby