Ellery Creek

The campsite was smaller than expected, didn’t fit 7 people as it was stated. Lots of mosquitoes, bug spary didn’t help much.
Otherwise the place is beautiful, the creek behind the camp was gorgeous. We had few dears visiting us early in the morning.

Amazing the Maintenance staff was wonderful very helpful
Would go again and again

Amazing the Maintenance staff was wonderful very helpful
Would go again and again

Picturesque landscapes that you wake up to. Very close to the river and fun to swim in. Lots of shade over the campsites which are just big enough to fit 2 two person tents. Big parking lot with room to play and run around. Only complaint is there is vast amounts of poison oak near all the campsites.

Picturesque landscapes that you wake up to. Very close to the river and fun to swim in. Lots of shade over the campsites which are just big enough to fit 2 two person tents. Big parking lot with room to play and run around. Only complaint is there is vast amounts of poison oak near all the campsites.

This campground is the best at Lake Shasta, and I've lived in far northern California and southern Oregon my whole life. It could use a bit of upkeep, though. There's quite a bit of poison oak and blackberries growing in the campsites, which could be easily fixed by maintenance with a weed eater. The SRC staff were friendly but just collected trash and changed the reservation plaques at the campsites. This year was a bit quieter - other years here we have had to deal with parties all night, with music blaring from external speakers, and one year we dealt with swarms of bees!

This campground is the best at Lake Shasta, and I've lived in far northern California and southern Oregon my whole life. It could use a bit of upkeep, though. There's quite a bit of poison oak and blackberries growing in the campsites, which could be easily fixed by maintenance with a weed eater. The SRC staff were friendly but just collected trash and changed the reservation plaques at the campsites. This year was a bit quieter - other years here we have had to deal with parties all night, with music blaring from external speakers, and one year we dealt with swarms of bees!

We used Ellery Creek as a stopover on our way south in mid-May and it was not a good choice. A long drive on a twisty road brings you to a mediocre campground. If you want to be in this area, it would be a better choice as there are some good sites and it's a pretty area. But there are also some terrible sites that are right on the road. The water pumps were not available, the mosquitoes were pretty bad for May, it felt like a ghost town with lots of no-shows, and the view was OK but not great.

We used Ellery Creek as a stopover on our way south in mid-May and it was not a good choice. A long drive on a twisty road brings you to a mediocre campground. If you want to be in this area, it would be a better choice as there are some good sites and it's a pretty area. But there are also some terrible sites that are right on the road. The water pumps were not available, the mosquitoes were pretty bad for May, it felt like a ghost town with lots of no-shows, and the view was OK but not great.

The creek is extremely muddy, so don’t expect to swim/walk/wade or set up a chair to sit a few yards from it. However, sunset and sunrise are EXCEPTIONALLY beautiful there. And you can see a few fairly large bear prints down by the creek (bring bear spray & lock up food in the bins provided!!). Road leading to the campsite is quite windy. We were one of two campsites there, but the only one tenting out, it became very windy at night, recommend bringing weights to keep the tent down, stakes didn’t go into the ground (could be that the tent was over pavement)