USDA Forest Service · California
Black Rock Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,182 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
- PONDEROSA WAY (NFSR 28N29) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Lassen National Forest
- Nearest town
- Mineral
- Address
- CA
About
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.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 40° | 28° | 72° | 2 of 11 |
| February | 55° | 39° | 20° | 73° | 5 of 11 |
| March | 56° | 40° | 19° | 83° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 64° | 44° | 31° | 78° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 75° | 54° | 39° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 61° | 45° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 96° | 68° | 56° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 94° | 67° | 58° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 86° | 61° | 50° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 76° | 52° | 39° | 90° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 45° | 28° | 80° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 52° | 39° | 20° | 71° | 3 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
- Potato Patch Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- Butte Meadows Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Alder Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Hole-in-the-Ground Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Battle Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
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