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About Shirttail Creek
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Picnic Table
Restrooms
Fire Pit
Site Setup and Access
- ADA Accessible
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- BBQ
- Fire Pit
On Site Services
- Fish Cleaning Station
Water Access
- Boat Ramp / Launch
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (143)
What Guests Are Saying
Shirttail Creek Campground is praised for its clean grounds, well-maintained campsites, and beautiful lake, ideal for swimming, kayaking, and paddleboarding. Many visitors appreciate the peaceful environment, starry skies, and friendly camp host, Kevin, who enhances the camping experience. While some noted issues like limited cell service and occasional bathroom odors, overall, guests enjoyed their time and expressed a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Shirttail Creek Campground is praised for its clean grounds, well-maintained campsites, and beautiful lake, ideal for swimming, kayaking, and paddleboarding. Many visitors appreciate the peaceful environment, starry skies, and friendly camp host, Kevin, who enhances the camping experience. While some noted issues like limited cell service and occasional bathroom odors, overall, guests enjoyed their time and expressed a desire to return.
Review Summary
John S
VerifiedJuly 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
Great campground. Difficult to get to but worth it.
Parwez a
VerifiedJuly 24, 2022 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
Perfect place with your family.
Limited traffic at the lake enjoy.
Drive carefully the road to this location is very narrow.
Cindy F
VerifiedJuly 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
This was a beautiful area to camp and enjoy the reservoir. Great place for dogs and kids too. The path to access the water through the campground is a nice feature; but can be a little difficult with much weight so take a rolling cart or multiple hands. You can drive down and pay $5 to park in the day use if needed to unload kayaks and SUP but still a little path to get to water; not a ramp. The water was like glass when we went, gorgeous and really enjoyed it. Only negative; campsites are pretty much dirt (due to fire dangers I assume they are keeping all debris removed) and some only have small amounts of shade; bring umbrella and mats to make it even better. We will be back!
yogendra kumar r
VerifiedJuly 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
Good spot for camping.Had great fun at lake and camping space.Route was bit scary, overall great experience.
Morgan B
VerifiedJuly 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
We had a beautiful stay at Shirttail Creek. The reservoir is picturesque, the walk around the outside is lovely and the campground had all the facilities we needed. However, the noise ordinances were clearly posted stating that quiet hours were between 10pm - 6am. These were not followed by all campers and were not enforced by the campground manager. We would recommend going Monday through Thursday to avoid crowds.
Kimberly H
VerifiedJune 27, 2022 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
This campground is beautiful, well kept and lots of shade. The lake is absolutely gorgeous, perfect for kayaking, paddle Boarding and spending the day by the water.
Site #23 is a great campsite. We had a 32' trailer and it fit well on the site. It was a little difficult to back in since the person in #22 was a bit too far out into the road but if #22 is empty it would be a piece of cake to get in. The site was level enough in the back half of the pad for our trailer to level with blocks. The main campsite area is behind the parking pad and is VERY secluded form all the other campsites. There are several spots to place a tent and my kids had a lot of fun exploring this site.
Kimberly H
VerifiedJune 27, 2022 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
This campground is beautiful, well kept and lots of shade. The lake is absolutely gorgeous, perfect for kayaking, paddle Boarding and spending the day by the water.
I would not recommend this site for an RV unless it is 20' or less. The driveway is listed at 44' but the first part is VERY sloped and it would be impossible to level an RV on this pad that is any longer than 20'
There is a nice amount of shade and the bathroom and water spigot are close by.
Max J
VerifiedJune 26, 2022 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
Crowded and loud. Camp host was nice and helpful.
debbi w
VerifiedJune 26, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
Great campground. Nice camphost. We loved our campsite number 6. A little far to drive from Reno but worth it. Don’t take the road through Colfax to get there. Too narrow and scary. Go through Foresthill.
Olena K
VerifiedJune 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA SHIRTTAIL CREEK
Camp host Mike is super nice guy!!!! Thank you for making our camp experience very pleasant! Nice camp, clean toilets. Overall very good camp!
Location & Directions for Shirttail Creek
22830 Foresthill Road, Foresthill, CA 95631 United States
Elevation: 1,118 ft
Getting There
From either east bound or west bound Interstate 80 take exit 121, Auburn Ravine Road to Foresthill. Continue east for 17 mi, to Foresthill. Travel through town, about 9 mi, to Forest Road 10/Sugar Pine Road. Turn left and continue 9 mi to the Suga...
From either east bound or west bound Interstate 80 take exit 121, Auburn Ravine Road to Foresthill. Continue east for 17 mi, to Foresthill. Travel through town, about 9 mi, to Forest Road 10/Sugar Pine Road. Turn left and continue 9 mi to the Sugar Pine Campgrounds road (approximately 1 mi after crossing the Sugar Pine Reservoir dam). Turn right and continue about 1.5 mi, turn left into the campground.
Highway access
Shirttail Creek is accessible via Interstate 80, with the nearest exit being exit 121 for Auburn Ravine Road. From there, it is approximately 26 miles to the campground via Foresthill Road and Sugar Pine Road.
Policies & Rules
General
- *** Large single unit RVs are not suitable for the campground roads. Even though a site might have a 40 foot parking space, a 40 foot long RV can’t navigate through the campground. Also please remember that site parking length includes trailer and vehicle.***
- Water Faucets: • While safe to drink, the potable water in the campground has a high iron content and visitors may wish to bring their own drinking water. • Visitors may not connect hoses to faucets for sanitation concerns. • Faucets are meant for drinking water only. For sanitation reasons there can be no bathing or cleaning at faucets. • All grey water must be properly disposed of at the dump station. Trash: • Trash should be placed in dumpsters. If the dumpsters are full then trash must be properly stored in a bear box until the dumpster is emptied, or can be taken to the nearest dumpster. This is to avoid wildlife getting in the trash and dispersing it through the forest. • Make sure to properly close/lock dumpsters to avoid wildlife getting in the trash. Campsite: • Camp only in designated camping areas. Areas beyond the campground could have hazard trees. • Only park in designated parking spaces. Parking off of pavement in camping areas is prohibited. • No parking in or blocking road ways. • Keep food in bear boxes at all times. • If visitors need to hang things they can use rachets straps or bungees. Using screws, nails, and staples is prohibited. • Stapling into the preparation tables and/or picnic tables is prohibited due to the damage it causes. • Cutting or damaging standing trees is prohibited. • Collecting dead wood is highly encouraged. Visitors must have a wood cutting permit to cut wood on the ground. • DAY USE: • NO Swimming on or around the boat dock/ ramp. Swimmers must stay 100 feet away at all times to keep a safe distance from boat traffic. • Park in designated parking spots. No parking along painted curbs or by boat ramp. • All vehicles must pay for day use parking at the Sugar Pine Day Use Area. The $5.00 Day use parking is not included in the camping fee. Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. For current fire conditions or weather closures contact the American River Ranger District (530) 367-2224 (voice), (530) 367-2226 (TDD).
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.
- This is not Sugar Pine Point State Park
- Off-road vehicle use is prohibited within the Sugar Pine Complex, except for at the staging area near the turnoff to Big Reservoir, such as Sugarpine OHV and Parker Flat.
- Utility hookups and showers are not available
- Click here for more information on the Tahoe National Forest
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Last updated: October 19, 2026
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