USDA Forest Service · California
Green's Creek Boat-in Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States · in Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,165 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)
- Nearest town
- Lakehead, CA
About
US Forest Service campground. Greens Creek is one of four boat-access only campgrounds on Shasta lake. Located on the McCloud Arm, there are vault toilets and bear boxes, this is a pack-it-in pack-it-out campground. Closest boat ramp is Hirz Bay. 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 | 52° | 37° | 27° | 69° | 3 of 11 |
| February | 55° | 36° | 24° | 73° | 5 of 11 |
| March | 60° | 38° | 27° | 85° | 5 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 42° | 33° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 51° | 38° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 59° | 44° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 97° | 67° | 57° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 96° | 66° | 57° | 109° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 58° | 50° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 76° | 50° | 41° | 91° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 41° | 31° | 80° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 52° | 36° | 29° | 70° | 7 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
- Hirz Bay · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 52 sites
- Hirz Bay Group 1 · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Hirz Bay Group 2 · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Hirz Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Dekkas Rock · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
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