USDA Forest Service · California
Paha
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Sites
- 22
- Hookups
- 20 no hookups
- Season
- May 14 to September 19
- Max RV length
- 45 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,070 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- SPUR ROAD G (NFSR 32176G) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters
- Nearest town
- BRIDGEPORT
- Address
- P.O. BOX 472 , BRIDGEPORT, CA, 93517
- Phone
- 760-932-7092
- Activities
- Camping, Educational Programs, Fishing, Hiking
21 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Paha Campground is located just 10 miles from Bridgeport, California, next to Robinson Creek at an elevation of 7,000 feet. The Twin Lakes area is close by, offering boating, fishing, hiking and horseback riding opportunities.
Reservations are non-transferable. Re-selling of reservations will render the reservation invalid. If you hold an invalid reservation, you will not be permitted to camp on the site.
Recreation
Robinson Creek offers good rainbow trout fishing and can be easily accessed from within the campground. Numerous hiking trails are in the vicinity, including the popular Robinson Creek Trail.
Facilities
The campground contains several single-family sites, one of which is ADA accessible, and there are two double sites and one furnished yurt. All sites are equipped with picnic tables, food storage lockers and campfire rings with grills. Flush toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. Firewood is available for purchase.
Robinson Creek South Campground is nearby, where educational programs are held at its amphitheater on weekends from July 4 through Labor Day.
Natural Features
The campground is situated alongside Robinson Creek, where a forest of massive Jeffrey pines towers over the site, offering partial shade. Lodgepole pines, sagebrush and summer wildflowers dot the landscape.
Nearby Attractions
Upper and Lower Twin Lakes are nearby, offering beautiful mountain scenery, boating, canoeing and fishing for Kokanee salmon and rainbow and brown trout. The rugged and scenic Hoover Wilderness Area can be accessed from the Twin Lakes area and offers additional trails for hiking and horseback riding.
Charges & Cancellations
Reservation sites will be held until check out time (12 pm) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the Campground Manager will be able to modify your reservation.
Fees
Camping fees for single sites include one vehicle. (Double sites and yurt include 2 vehicles). Extra vehicle fee of $6 per vehicle per night is due at the kiosk in the campground. Extra vehicle parking is limited. Vehicles must fit on asphalt pad of campsite. See host for alternative parking if needed.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 22° | 3° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 19° | 2° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 25° | 7° | 64° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 28° | 9° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 36° | 19° | 71° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 47° | 30° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 57° | 46° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 57° | 46° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 50° | 39° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 40° | 19° | 75° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 31° | 8° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 21° | 4° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Crags Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 28 sites
- Lower Twin Lakes at Bridgeport · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 15 sites
- Robinson Creek North · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 53 sites
- Robinson Creek South · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 26 sites
- Honeymoon Flat · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 28 sites
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