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2026 Season availability
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Picnic Table
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Fire Pit
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- Potable Water
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- BBQ
- Fire Pit
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- Fish Cleaning Station
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- Lake Access
- Boat Ramp / Launch
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Reviews (93)
What Guests Are Saying
Bailey Cove campground offers a clean and well-maintained experience, with friendly hosts and convenient access to Lake Shasta and nearby attractions. Campsites are spacious, providing some privacy and shade, although proximity to the highway can lead to minor noise disturbances. While some reviews mention overgrown areas and issues with water levels, overall, visitors appreciate the cleanliness and quiet atmosphere, making it a pleasant camping destination.
What Guests Are Saying
Bailey Cove campground offers a clean and well-maintained experience, with friendly hosts and convenient access to Lake Shasta and nearby attractions. Campsites are spacious, providing some privacy and shade, although proximity to the highway can lead to minor noise disturbances. While some reviews mention overgrown areas and issues with water levels, overall, visitors appreciate the cleanliness and quiet atmosphere, making it a pleasant camping destination.
Review Summary
Teresa G
VerifiedAugust 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA BAILEY COVE
We were here during a heat wave so perhaps not an objective view of this site. Hosts were nice. But so hot and NO access to water!! Not advised to book this site in summer. We will never return here. End of July heat wave and we were shocked that at 7pm at night the temp was 104 degrees! We pulled in to check out the site anyway. Of course we knew no electricity at the site, though we have an AC in the camper we didn't anticipate needing it nor did we need it anywhere else in No Cal or Oregon. We were trying to decide if we should stay so we asked about water access. We were told it was 10 minutes by car down a very bumpy rough road and it was mostly muddy and not much water down there. :( We booked this site hoping there was water access so be forewarned that when the lake is low there is really NO water access here and it's really, really hot here in summer.
Erin K
VerifiedJuly 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA BAILEY COVE
This was a trash campsite. I can not believe that you actual still make reservations for this sh*t hole of a place. As a solo female camper I was actually afraid to stay here, it was something out of a horror film. If I could give it no stars I would. 0/10 do better!!
Erin K
VerifiedJuly 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA BAILEY COVE
This was a trash campsite. I can not believe that you actual still make reservations for this sh*t hole of a place. As a solo female camper I was actually afraid to stay here, it was something out of a horror film. If I could give it no stars I would. 0/10 do better!!
Haley K
VerifiedJuly 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: AREA BAILEY COVE
Pretty good but we weren’t warned the bathrooms wouldn’t be open?
Porta potties we’re placed practically in an other groups campground and didn’t seem to have been emptied recently
Otherwise quite good! It’s a nice spot, ate some blackberries
Haley K
VerifiedJuly 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: AREA BAILEY COVE
Pretty good but we weren’t warned the bathrooms wouldn’t be open?
Porta potties we’re placed practically in an other groups campground and didn’t seem to have been emptied recently
Otherwise quite good! It’s a nice spot, ate some blackberries
Autumn S
VerifiedJuly 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA BAILEY COVE
The campsite was clean and easily accessible, but it was a bit noisy because it was close to the highway. I saw it was close, but didn't think about road noise. The lake was dry this time of year. The water was not available at the sites due to testing and high chlorine levels. The bathrooms were unavailable too, but portable restrooms were available. Bring mosquito repellent.
Autumn S
VerifiedJuly 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA BAILEY COVE
The campsite was clean and easily accessible, but it was a bit noisy because it was close to the highway. I saw it was close, but didn't think about road noise. The lake was dry this time of year. The water was not available at the sites due to testing and high chlorine levels. The bathrooms were unavailable too, but portable restrooms were available. Bring mosquito repellent.
Lara H
VerifiedAugust 31, 2021 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA BAILEY COVE
The camp ground itself was nice but don’t try to use your steaks when setting up tent because the ground is too hard to get any in. We camped at Bailey maybe 2 weeks ago now and we’re surprised in the morning when we walked to the lake only to discover it was completely dried out! That was a bit disappointing
Lara H
VerifiedAugust 31, 2021 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA BAILEY COVE
The camp ground itself was nice but don’t try to use your steaks when setting up tent because the ground is too hard to get any in. We camped at Bailey maybe 2 weeks ago now and we’re surprised in the morning when we walked to the lake only to discover it was completely dried out! That was a bit disappointing
ERICA R
VerifiedJuly 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA BAILEY COVE
Lake is dry. Showed up to my spot and someone had a tent there. Waited 2 hrs and left
Location & Directions for Bailey Cove
Shasta Caverns/O Brien Exit Off I 5, Lakehead, CA 96051 United States
Elevation: 446 ft
Getting There
Bailey Cove campground is located 15 mi north of Redding, CA. Take I-5 into O'Brien, CA. Exit Shasta Caverns Road to Bailey Cove entrance. (approximately 1 mi off I-5).
Highway access
Bailey Cove Campground is located approximately 1 mile off I-5, which is accessible via Shasta Caverns Road.
Nearby National Park
Northwest Entrance Station
Approximate driving time: over 1 hr (87 min)
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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