Beegum Gorge Campground
This tiny, tents only campground is located near Beegum Creek. Partially shaded, this is a great home base for your adventures! Be aware - there are vault toilets available, but no water.
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Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Forest | Shasta-Trinity National Forest |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 40.3138° N, 122.9334° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedFive-7 Rx
30 mi from the campground
- PrescribedFive-6 Rx
31 mi from the campground
- PrescribedShf Rx
37 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 | Trinity Outdoors ↗ | 28.2 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 29.4 mi |
| RV sales & service | RV sales & service ↗ | 32.7 mi |
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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
- 0.6 miBeegum Creek ↗5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3.2 miPattymocus Camp0.07 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, 4WD
- 4.8 miRound Mountain Dispersed Campunder 0.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, 4WD
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
Shasta-Trinity National Forest begins about 7.8 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 7.8 miShasta-Trinity National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,715,499 acres
- 9 miChanchelulla Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 8,022 acres
- 9.2 miYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness ↗Wilderness · BLM/FS · 182,298 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.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Beegum Gorge Campground?
No. Beegum Gorge Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Is Beegum Gorge Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Beegum Gorge Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Basin Gulch Campground (3 mi, first-come), Scott Flat Campground (20.1 mi, first-come), and Green Springs Campground (23.5 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby