USDA Forest Service · California

Camp 4 Group Campsite and Day Use Area

USDA Forest Service · California, United States

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Drinking water
No
Restrooms
Yes
Elevation
3,638 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 1
Cell coverage
AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Access road
CAMP FOUR (NFSR 40N44D) · native material · high clearance vehicles
Lake
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Nearest town
Mount Shasta
Address
CA
Activities
Camping

About

This is a group Campsite for parties ranging from 2-35.  It is a developed campground with tables, fire pits, restroom with vault toilet and garbage pick up.  The rate is $30 per night and can be reserved on recreation.gov or reserveamerica.com only.  Permitted campers at this site must stay within site boundaries and not spill over into the day use area.

Behind the group camp site the Camp 4 day use area is open to the public.  Hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  There is NO camping allowed in this area.

Please do not dam up the river, it must flow to remain healthy.

For more information please call the District Office at 530-964-2184

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January42°31°18°59°10 of 11
February45°30°9°64°11 of 11
March47°31°15°78°10 of 11
April57°36°23°74°6 of 11
May70°45°33°83°0 of 11
June79°53°39°96°0 of 11
July92°62°49°104°0 of 11
August90°62°54°103°0 of 11
September81°54°44°93°0 of 11
October70°44°34°83°0 of 10
November52°37°22°71°5 of 10
December43°31°20°62°9 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.

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