USDA Forest Service · California
Crags Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Sites
- 28
- Hookups
- 1 with water, 22 no hookups
- Season
- April 23 to October 18
- Max RV length
- 45 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,093 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- CRAGS CAMPGROUND (SAWTOOTH) (NFSR 32130) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters
- Nearest town
- BRIDGEPORT
- Address
- PO BOX 472 , BRIDGEPORT, CA, 93517
- Phone
- 760-932-7092
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing
27 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Crags Campground is located just 10 miles from Bridgeport, California, at an elevation of 7,000 feet. The Twin Lakes area is close by, offering boating, fishing, hiking and horseback riding opportunities.
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 one group site that can accommodate up to 45 people, with picnic and serving tables, grills, food storage lockers, a campfire circle and ample parking. Several single and double-family sites, some of which are accessible, are also available.
Flush toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. Firewood is available for purchase from the host. Roads and parking spurs are paved.
Robinson Creek South Campground is nearby, where educational programs are held on weekends from July 4 through Labor Day.
Natural Features
The campground offers views of the rugged Sawtooth Ridge, with craggy peaks topping out at over 10,500 feet in elevation. A forest of Jeffrey pines towers over the campground, offering limited shade. Sagebrush and summer wildflowers dot the area.
Nearby Attractions
Upper and Lower Twin Lakes are within walking distance, offering beautiful mountain scenery, boating, canoeing and fishing for Kokanee salmon and rainbow and brown trout. Twin Lakes Resort is just across the road.
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 on single sites include one vehicle. Extra vehicle fee of $6 per vehicle per night is due at kiosk in the campground. All extra vehicles must fit on the asphalt at the campsite. (Double, Triple and Group sites have additional vehicles within the camping fees).
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° | 24° | 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° | 38° | 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
- Lower Twin Lakes at Bridgeport · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 15 sites
- Paha · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 22 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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