USDA Forest Service · California
Willow Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night Additional Vehicle Fee: $5 per vehicle per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,043 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
- WILLOW CREEK CG (NFSR 37N07) · asphalt · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Adin, 14 miles.
About
US Forest Service campground. Willow Creek Campground is the best kept secret in northern California. This small campground (8 sites) is easy to find, easy to navigate in and out with small trailers and motor homes and never full. A tiny creek runs between the campground and the day use picnic area. Lots of shade trees muffle the sounds of the highway. Water system is non-potable and posted BOIL USE ONLY. Open season: Facilities open as weather permits; usually mid-May to late October.. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 26° | 5° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 40° | 25° | -5° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 26° | 8° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 31° | 16° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 41° | 29° | 81° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 49° | 35° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 61° | 43° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 86° | 60° | 50° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 51° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 40° | 28° | 78° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 32° | 8° | 65° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 25° | 5° | 59° | 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
- Dan Ryan · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- Ash Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi
- Lower Rush Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 20 mi
- Upper Rush Creek · USDA Forest Service · 20 mi
- Crater Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 29 mi
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